Eric Coates

Eric Coates was principal viola of the Queen's Hall Orchestra under Sir Henry Wood. He also played under the batons of Elgar, German, Delius, Holst, Walford

Below is a sortable list of compositions by Eric Coates. The works are categorized by genre, date of composition and title.

Eric Coates (27 August 1886 – 21 December 1957) was an English composer of light music and a viola player. Eric Francis Harrison Coates was born in Hucknall

Eric Coates (1886-1957) was an English composer, primarily of light music, including much film music. Born on the 27th August 1886 in Hucknall,

Eric Francis Harrison Coates [n 1] (27 August 1886 – 21 December 1957) was an English composer of light music and, early in his career, a leading violist.

The master of melody, Eric Coates, the composer of familiar music ("Sleepy Lagoon", "Knightsbridge") worldwide, had classical training at the Royal Academy of

Father of writer Austin Coates (1922–1997). His most famous piece is By the Sleepy Lagoon (orchestra version 1930, song 1940).

Eric Francis Harrison Coates was an English composer of light music and, early in his career, a leading violist. Coates was born into a

Eric Coates was perhaps the most important composer of symphonic light music in the first half of the twentieth century outside the Viennese sphere.