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Elizabeth Philp
1827-01-01 – 1885-11-26
Life & Legacy
Elizabeth Philp (1827 – 26 November 1885) was an English singer, music educator and composer.
Philp was born in Falmouth, Cornwall, the eldest daughter of geographer James Philp. She was a protegee of Charlotte Cushman, and studied harmony with German composer Ferdinand Hiller at Cologne. She published a collection How to Sing an English Ballad including sixty songs. In London she was a neighbor and friend of Catherine Hogarth, and part of a community of musicians and writers there.
Philp died in London in 1885, aged 58 years, from liver disease and was buried on the eastern side of Highgate Cemetery.
Occupation & Career
composer, music educator, singer, teacher
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q5363347 — wikidata View source
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