Elizabeth Philp
Elizabeth Philp 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.Works
Philp composed songs and song cycles. Selected works include:
