Spanish aristocrat, music critic, musicologist, historian, educator, composer, and politician (1836-1899). Autograph letter signed. Marienbad. 8vo. 8 pp. Bifolium.
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To the Spanish composer Tomas Breton (1850-1923): „For the creation of a new orchestra in Madrid. Includes a concert program at that spa with details about the composition of the orchestra. From the personal archive of Breton.“ - (Full transcript in Spanish available). In 1875, he became the personal secretary to King Alfonso XII of Spain. Morphy became a highly admired figure in the artistic circles of late nineteenth-century Madrid and for his service to the Spanish Crown. He was a friend of Isaac Albéniz, for whom he arranged a scholarship to study at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels.
Morphy also served as director of the Royal Concert Society at the Teatro Real in Madrid until 1891. - From the collection of the pianist Antonio Baciero..