Biography of a piano gifted child
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Philippa Schuyler
American pianist, composer, author, and journalist (1931–1967)
Philippa Schuyler | |
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Schuyler (1959) | |
| Birth name | Philippa Duke Schuyler |
| Born | (1931-08-02)August 2, 1931 Harlem, New York, U.S. |
| Origin | United States |
| Died | May 9, 1967(1967-05-09) (aged 35) Da Nang, South Vietnam |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Pianist, composer, non-fiction writer |
| Instrument | Piano |
Musical artist
Philippa Duke Schuyler (; August 2, 1931 – May 9, 1967) was an American concert pianist, composer, author, and journalist.
A child prodigy, she was the daughter of black journalist George Schuyler and Josephine Schuyler, a white Texan heiress.
Biography of a piano gifted child
Schuyler became famous in the 1930s for her talent, intellect, mixed race parentage, and the eccentric parenting methods employed by her mother.
Hailed as "the Shirley Temple of American Negroes,"[1] Schuyler performed public piano recitals and radio broadcasts by the age of four.
She performed t