List of compositions by Eric Coates

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

GenreDateTitleNotes
Stage1930Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs [1] Incidental music; revised in 1938 as The Enchanted Garden
Stage1932Ballet
Stage1938Tone poem
StageMarch of the Knight of MaltaOperetta
Orchestral1904Ballad, op 2 [4] for string orchestra
Orchestral1911Miniature Suite [5]
  1. Children's Dance
  2. Intermezzo
  3. Scène du Bal
for small orchestra
Orchestral1912A La Gavotte [2]
Orchestral1912
Orchestral1915From the Countryside, Suite [6]
  1. In the Meadows (Early Morning)
  2. Among the Poppies (Afternoon)
  3. At the Fair (Evening)
Orchestral1918Wood Nymphs, Valsette [7] [3]
Orchestral1919Springtime, Suite [2] [8]
  1. Fresh Morning
  2. Noonday Song
  3. Dance in the Twilight
Orchestral1919Summer Days, Suite [9] [3]
  1. In a Country Lane
  2. On the Edge of the Lake
  3. At the Dance
Orchestral1920Coquette [10]
Orchestral1921Moresque, Dance Interlude [7]
Orchestral1922Joyous Youth, Suite [7]
  1. Introduction
  2. Serenade
  3. Valse "Joyous Youth"
Orchestral1923
Orchestral1925
Orchestral1925inspired by the story by Oscar Wilde
Orchestral1926By the Tamarisk, Intermezzo [7] [10]
Orchestral1926from the fairy story Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Orchestral1928Four Ways, Suite [6]
  1. Northwards – March
  2. Southwards – Valse
  3. Eastwards – Eastern Dance
  4. Westwards – Rhythm
Orchestral1929
Orchestral1930 By the Sleepy Lagoon , Valse Serenade [7] [4] also for voice and piano, used as theme for the BBC radio programme Desert Island Discs
Orchestral1930Cinderella, Phantasy [9] [13]
Orchestral1930 With a Song in My Heart [2] orchestral arrangement of the song from the Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart musical Spring Is Here
Orchestral1931From Meadow to Mayfair, Suite [7] [11]
  1. In the Country: Rustic Dance
  2. A Song by the Way: Romance
  3. Evening in the Town: Valse
Orchestral1932Dancing Nights, Concert Valse [4]
Orchestral1932
Orchestral1933 London Suite (aka London Everyday) [7] [4]
  1. Covent Garden
  2. Westminster
  3. Knightsbridge – In Town Tonight
Orchestral1933
Orchestral1934London Bridge, March [7] [3]
Orchestral1935Song of Loyalty [7] also for voice and piano
Orchestral1935
Orchestral1936
Orchestral1936London Again, Suite [9]
  1. Oxford Street: March
  2. Langham Place: Elegie
  3. Mayfair: Valse
Orchestral1936Saxo Rhapsody [14]
Orchestral1937For Your Delight, Serenade [7] [3] [10]
Orchestral1938Seven Seas, March [2]
Orchestral1939Footlights, Concert Valse [9] [11]
Orchestral1939Last Love, Romance [15] [13] [10]
Orchestral1940Calling All Workers, March [7] [3] theme for the BBC radio programme Music While You Work
Orchestral1942also for piano solo; used in the 1943 film Nine Men [16]
Orchestral1942Over to You, March [10]
Orchestral1942Star of God
Orchestral1943Four Centuries Suite [1] [11]
  1. The Seventeenth Century – Prelude and Hornpipe
  2. The Eighteenth Century – Pavane and Tambourin
  3. The Nineteenth Century – Valse
  4. The Twentieth Century – Rhythm
Orchestral1943London Calling, March [17]
Orchestral1944Salute the Soldier, March [10]
Orchestral1944Halcyon Days was used as the opening and closing music for the 1967 BBC television series The Forsyte Saga
Orchestral1945Youth of Britain, March
Orchestral1946Television March [9] [13] Used as the daily startup music of BBC Television Service.
Orchestral1949Music Everywhere, Rediffusion March [11] Used as the daily startup music of Associated-Rediffusion 1956–57. The piece pre-dates the television station and had been renamed by the Rediffusion company with Coates' permission. [18]
Orchestral1950Holborn, March [7]
Orchestral1953Men of Trent, March
Orchestral1953Rhodesia, March [10]
Orchestral1954 The Dam Busters March [7] used in the 1955 film The Dam Busters
Orchestral1954Sweet Seventeen, Concert Valse [7] [13] [10]
Orchestral1955Sound and Vision, Television March [19] Used as the daily startup music of Associated TeleVision in London weekend programmes from 1955 to 1968 and Midlands from 1956 to 1971.
Orchestral1956Impressions of a Princess, Intermezzo [10]
Orchestral1957High Flight, March [2]
Orchestral1957South Wales and West, Television March [7] Used as the daily startup music of Television Wales and the West from 1958 to 1968.
Orchestral
OrchestralI Sing to You [11] [10]
OrchestralLazy Night [2] [3]
OrchestralRustic Dance
Chamber music1906Ballad in G major, Op. 13for viola and piano; composed under the pseudonym "Eric Glendower"
Chamber music1908Minuetto on Old Irish Melodyfor string quartet; movement IV from Suite on Londonderry Air , a collaborative work for string quartet co-composed with Frank Bridge, Hamilton Harty, J. D. Davis and York Bowen
Chamber music1928Mirage, Romancefor violin and piano (also orchestral version) [7] [10]
Chamber music1929Under the Starsfor violin and piano (also orchestral version) [10] [11]
Chamber music1941First Meeting, Souvenirfor viola and piano; written for violist Lionel Tertis; revised for violin and piano in 1943, also as a song [20]
Piano1911
Piano1914Idyll
Piano1930
Piano1942also orchestrated
Vocal1908words by Fred G. Bowles
Vocal1908It Was a Lover and His Lass [20] words by William Shakespeare
Vocal1908words by Joanna Baillie
Vocal1908for baritone and piano
1. words by Georgia Roberts
2. words by John Galsworthy
Vocal1908When I Am Dead [20] words by Christina Rossetti
Vocal1908When We Two Went A-Mayingwords by Ella Brown
Vocal1908Who Is Sylvia? [20] words by William Shakespeare
Vocal1909At Daybreak [22] words by Fred G. Bowles
Vocal1909words by William Shakespeare
Vocal1909words by Frederic Weatherly
Vocal1909Gwennywords by Frederic Weatherly
Vocal1909May-Day Dance4-part song; words by M. Byron
Vocal1909Stone-Cracker John [23] words by Frederic Weatherly
Vocal1909Sweet Phylliswords by Frederic Weatherly
Vocal1909Your Heart Is Like a Golden Fairwords by Ella Brown
Vocal1909Yvettewords by Frederic Weatherly
Vocal1910Lace and Porcelain, 3 Old World Songs
  1. Love Is Every Maiden's Joy
  2. Strephon and Amaryllis
  3. A Cavalier Love Song
words by Harold Simpson
Vocal1910words by Frederic Weatherly
Vocal1910Little Lovewords by Georgeanne Hubi Newcombe
Vocal1910Love among the Daffodilswords by Edward Teschemacher
Vocal1910Waiting for the Springwords by Frederic Weatherly
Vocal1910When the Robin Goes A-Singingwords by Harold Simpson
Vocal1911words by the composer
Vocal1911If You Were My Little Boywords by Edward Teschemacher
Vocal1911Love's Fantasywords by Frederic Weatherly
Vocal1911words by Frederic Weatherly
Vocal1911Mother England's Brewingwords by Harold Simpson
Vocal1911Reuben Ranzo [23] words by Frederic Weatherly
Vocal1912words by Edward Teschemacher
Vocal1912words by Frederic Weatherly
Vocal1912Rose of Minewords by Edward Teschemacher
Vocal1912Sweet-and-Twentywords by William Shakespeare
Vocal1912Tell Me Where Is Fancy Bred [22] words by William Shakespeare
Vocal1913All Mine Ownwords by Harold Simpson
Vocal1913Betty and Johnny [20] words by Frederic Weatherly
Vocal1913Dick's Quandarywords by Frederic Weatherly
Vocal1913words by Frederic Weatherly
Vocal1913Melaniewords by Frederic Weatherly
Vocal1913Pierrette's Songwords by Frederic Weatherly
Vocal1914By Mendip Sidewords by P. J. O'Reilly
Vocal1914Eildon Hillwords by Frederic Weatherly; see Eildon Hill
Vocal1914words by Harold Simpson
Vocal1914words by Douglas Furber
Vocal1914Marry Me, Nancy, Do!words by Frederic Weatherly
Vocal1914Moonland Dreamswords by Frederic Weatherly
Vocal1914Rose of the Worldwords by Helen Taylor
Vocal1915words by Nancie B. Marsland; for voice and piano or orchestra
Vocal1916The Green Hills o' Somerset [22] words by Frederic Weatherly; for voice and piano or orchestra
Vocal1916words by Eric Chilman
Vocal1916words by Harold Simpson
Vocal1916Sigh No More, Ladies [20] words by William Shakespeare
Vocal1916words by Harold Simpson
Vocal1917Asphodelwords by Frederic Weatherly
Vocal1917Dreamswords by Frederic Weatherly
Vocal1917Land of My Heartwords by Frederic Weatherly
Vocal1917Our Little Homewords by Frederic Weatherly
Vocal1917Your Lovewords by Frederic Weatherly
Vocal1918words by Edward Lockton; for voice and piano or orchestra
Vocal1918words by Edward Lockton
Vocal1918words by Edward Lockton
Vocal1918words by Edward Lockton
Vocal1918words by Eileen Price-Evans
Vocal1918My Prayers Take Wings to Find Youwords by Harold Simpson
Vocal1918Sally and I and the Daylightwords by Frederic Weatherly
Vocal1918Yours and Minewords by Edward Lockton
Vocal1919By the North Sea [22] words by Arthur Conan Doyle
Vocal1919words by William Akerman
Vocal1919words by Edward Lockton
Vocal1919Roses of Peacewords by E. Barker
Vocal1919words by Haydn H. Morris
Vocal1919Through All the Ages [23] words by Frederic Weatherly
Vocal1920At Sunset [23] words by Mrs Charles Hutchins
Vocal1920At Vesper Bell [20] words by Gunby Hadath
Vocal1920Pepitawords by Douglas Furber
Vocal1920Since Yesterdaywords by Anne Page
Vocal1920words by Daisy Fisher
Vocal1920You Come No Morewords by Daisy Fisher
Vocal1921Brown Eyes beneath the Moonwords by Frederic Weatherly
Vocal1921I'm Wanting Youwords by Gunby Hadath
Vocal1921I Pitch My Lonely Caravan at Night [23] words by Annette Horey
Vocal1921Moon Daisieswords by Frederic Weatherly
Vocal1921Passion-Flowerwords by Gertrude Wiskin
Vocal1921Roses All the Way, Foxtrot words by Ernest Butcher
Vocal1922Blue Sky and White Roadwords by Charles Roff
Vocal1922Coloured Fieldswords by Daisy Fisher
Vocal1922June's First Rosewords by Edward Lockton
Vocal1922Ole Dearwords by Dorothy Dickinson
Vocal1922Thinkin' of Youwords by Dorothy Dickinson
Vocal1923I Heard You Singing [23] words by Royden Barrie; for voice and piano or orchestra
Vocal1923Mending Roadwayswords by Dena Tempest
Vocal1923Nobody Else But Youwords by Daisy Fisher
Vocal1923words by Edward Lockton
Vocal1924Diff'rent Somehowwords by Gordon McConnel
Vocal1924words by anonymous
Vocal1924Ev'ry Minute of Ev'ry Daywords by Elsie Mary Skeet
Vocal1924In Townwords by Dorothy Dickinson
Vocal1924Sea Rapture, an Impression [22] words by Emeric Hulme-Beaman
Vocal1924Yearningwords by Royden Barrie
Vocal1925words by D. Eardley-Wilmot
Vocal1925K-Naughty Kanutewords by Elsie Mary Skeet
Vocal1925words by Royden Barrie
Vocal1925Little Snoozy Coonwords by Royden Barrie
Vocal1925Rose of Samarandwords by Royden Barrie
Vocal1925Song of the Little Folk [22] words by Jennie Dunbar
Vocal1926Bird Songs at Eventide [23] words by Royden Barrie; for voice and piano or orchestra
Vocal1926Brown Eyes I Love [23] words by Lillian Glanville
Vocal1927words by Almey St. John Adcock
Vocal1927words by Royden Barrie
Vocal1928Homeward to You [23] words by Royden Barrie
Vocal1928I'm Lonely, Valse Song [23] words by Gordon McConnel
Vocal1928Little Lady of the Moon [23] words by Frederic Weatherly
Vocal1929Always As I Close My Eyes [22] words by Maud Handfield-Jones
Vocal1929Doubt [23] words by Florence Hedley-Stodden (né Florence Gertrude Altenborough)
Vocal1930Because I Miss You So [20] words by Lillian Glanville
Vocal1930words by Royden Barrie
Vocal1931Home-Alongwords by Arthur L. Salmon
Vocal1932words by Gordon Johnstone
Vocal1932If Stars Were Tearswords by Frank Eyton
Vocal1932Stars and a Crescent Moon [22] words by Phyllis Black
Vocal1933I Looked for Youwords by Phyllis Black
Vocal1933Rise Up and Reach the Stars [22] words by Winifred May
Vocal1933Ship of Dream [20] words by Winifred van Noorden
Vocal1934Beautiful Lady Moon [20] words by Phyllis Black
Vocal1934Music of the Night [20] words by Phyllis Black
Vocal1935Song of Loyaltywords by Phyllis Black
Vocal1935Good Byewords by Irving Caesar
Vocal1938You Are My Rosewords by Christopher Hassell
Vocal1938Your Name [20] words by Christopher Hassell; for voice and piano or orchestra
Vocal1939Princess of the Dawn [20] words by Christopher Hassell
Vocal1940Sleepy Lagoon [22] words by Jack Lawrence
Vocal1940Today is Ours [23] words by Frank Eyton
Vocal1942Star of Godwords by Frederic Weatherly
Vocal1943words by Lady Joan Vernay; for voice and piano or orchestra
Vocal1954words by Winifred May
Vocal1956words by Carlene Mair
Choral1956God's Great Love Abiding, Hymnfor mixed chorus; words by the composer
Choral1963Loyal Heartsfor mixed chorus and piano; arrangement of Queen Elizabeth from The three Elizabeths Suite; words by Anne C Wood

Sources

References

  1. 1 2 3 Four Centuries: Music of Eric Coates , Vol 2, ASV, 1993
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The Enchanted Garden (10 Orchestral Pieces), ASV, 1998
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Eric Coates: Orchestral Works, Vol 2. Chandos Records (2020)
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Eric Coates: Orchestral Works, Vol 1. Chandos Records (2019)
  5. ↑ IMSLP, full score
  6. 1 2 Eric Coates: Sound and Vision , Dutton 1998
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 The Definitive Eric Coates, Nimbus N16231 (2013)
  8. ↑ The Land of Lost Content
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 London Again: The Music of Eric Coates, Avie AV2070
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Under the Stars - 17 Orchestral Miniatures. ASV CD WHL 2107 (1996)
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Eric Coates: Orchestral Works, Vol 4. Chandos Records (2024)
  12. ↑ The Land of Lost Content
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Eric Coates: Orchestral Works, Vol 3. Chandos Records (2023)
  14. ↑ Jack Brymer, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Sir Charles Groves
  15. ↑ The Land of Lost Content
  16. ↑ Payne, Michael (2012). The Life and Music of Eric Coates (Chapter 9: The War Years, 1939–1945). Farnham, Surrey, England: Ashgate.
  17. ↑ The Land of Lost Content
  18. ↑ "Rediffusion Presentation: The Music". Transdiffusion Network. 2018-09-09.
  19. ↑ The Land of Lost Content
  20. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Eric Coates: Songs. Marco Polo, 1995
  21. ↑ First recording by Ben Dawson on Luminate Records (2022)
  22. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Songs by Eric Coates, SOMMCD0192, 2019
  23. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 The Songs of Eric Coates, ASV, 1986
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