Elizabeth Philp

Elizabeth Philp, from an 1880 publication

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.

Grave of Elizabeth Philp in Highgate Cemetery

Works

Philp composed songs and song cycles. Selected works include:

References

  1. 1 2 E. H. T. "The Late Elizabeth Philp" The Musical Standard (Reeves & Turner 1885): p.351.
  2. ↑ "Music and Musicians in England" Harper's New Monthly Magazine 60(1880): p.301.
  3. ↑ Elizabeth Philp, How to Sing an English Ballad (Tinsley Bros. 1869).
  4. ↑ "Composers Biography". Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  5. ↑ Lilian Nayder, The Other Dickens: A Life of Catherine Hogarth (Cornell University Press 2012): p.301. ISBN 9780801465062
  6. ↑ Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393034875. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  7. ↑ Philp, Elizabeth. "Highgate Cemetery". Burial Grounds. Retrieved 18 October 2025.