List of compositions by Eric Coates

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

GenreDateTitleNotes Stage 1930 Snow White and the Seven DwarfsFour Centuries: Music of Eric Coates, Vol 2, ASV, 1993 Incidental music; revised in 1938 as The Enchanted Garden Stage 1932 The Jester at the Wedding Ballet Stage 1938 The Enchanted GardenThe Enchanted Garden (10 Orchestral Pieces), ASV, 1998Eric Coates: Orchestral Works, Vol 2. Chandos Records (2020) Tone poem Stage March of the Knight of Malta Operetta Orchestral 1904 Ballad, op 2 Eric Coates: Orchestral Works, Vol 1. Chandos Records (2019) for string orchestra Orchestral 1911 Miniature SuiteIMSLP, full score for small orchestra Orchestral 1912 A La Gavotte Orchestral 1912 The Mermaid, A Graceful Dance Orchestral 1915 From the Countryside, SuiteEric Coates: Sound and Vision, Dutton 1998 Orchestral 1918 Wood Nymphs, ValsetteThe Definitive Eric Coates, Nimbus N16231 (2013) Orchestral 1919 Springtime, SuiteThe Land of Lost Content Orchestral 1919 Summer Days, SuiteLondon Again: The Music of Eric Coates, Avie AV2070 Orchestral 1920 Coquette Orchestral 1921 Moresque, Dance Interlude Orchestral 1922 Joyous Youth, Suite Orchestral 1923 The Merrymakers, Miniature Overture Orchestral 1925 2 Light Syncopated Pieces Orchestral 1925 The Selfish Giant, Phantasy inspired by the story by Oscar Wilde Orchestral 1926 By the Tamarisk, IntermezzoUnder the Stars - 17 Orchestral Miniatures. ASV CD WHL 2107 (1996) Orchestral 1926 The Three Bears, Phantasy from the fairy story Goldilocks and the Three Bears Orchestral 1928 Four Ways, Suite Orchestral 1929 The Unknown Singer, InterludeThe Land of Lost Content Orchestral 1930 By the Sleepy Lagoon, Valse Serenade also for voice and piano, used as theme for the BBC radio programme Desert Island Discs Orchestral 1930 Cinderella, Phantasy Orchestral 1930 With a Song in My Heart orchestral arrangement of the song from the Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart musical Spring Is Here Orchestral 1931 From Meadow to Mayfair, Suite Orchestral 1932 Dancing Nights, Concert Valse Orchestral 1932 The Jester at the Wedding, Suite from the Ballet Orchestral 1933 London Suite (aka London Everyday) Orchestral 1933 2 Symphonic Rhapsodies Orchestral 1934 London Bridge, March Orchestral 1935 Song of Loyalty also for voice and piano Orchestral 1935 The Three Men Suite Orchestral 1936 The Forgotten Waltz Orchestral 1936 London Again, Suite Orchestral 1936 Saxo RhapsodyJack Brymer, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Sir Charles Groves Orchestral 1937 For Your Delight, Serenade Orchestral 1938 Seven Seas, March Orchestral 1939 Footlights, Concert Valse Orchestral 1939 Last Love, RomanceThe Land of Lost Content Orchestral 1940 Calling All Workers, March theme for the BBC radio programme Music While You Work Orchestral 1942 The Eighth Army, March also for piano solo; used in the 1943 film Nine Men Orchestral 1942 Over to You, March Orchestral 1942 Star of God Orchestral 1943 Four Centuries Suite Orchestral 1943 London Calling, MarchThe Land of Lost Content Orchestral 1944 Salute the Soldier, March Orchestral 1944 The Three Elizabeths Suite Halcyon Days was used as the opening and closing music for the 1967 BBC television series The Forsyte Saga Orchestral 1945 Youth of Britain, March Orchestral 1946 Television MarchEric Coates: Orchestral Works, Vol 3. Chandos Records (2023) Used as the daily startup music of BBC Television Service. Orchestral 1949 Music Everywhere, Rediffusion MarchEric Coates: Orchestral Works, Vol 4. Chandos Records (2024) 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. Orchestral 1950 Holborn, March Orchestral 1953 Men of Trent, March Orchestral 1953 Rhodesia, March Orchestral 1954 used in the 1955 film The Dam Busters Orchestral 1954 Sweet Seventeen, Concert Valse Orchestral 1955 Sound and Vision, Television MarchThe Land of Lost Content Used as the daily startup music of Associated TeleVision in London weekend programmes from 1955 to 1968 and Midlands from 1956 to 1971. Orchestral 1956 Impressions of a Princess, Intermezzo Orchestral 1957 High Flight, March Orchestral 1957 South Wales and West, Television March Used as the daily startup music of Television Wales and the West from 1958 to 1968. Orchestral The Dance of the Orange Blossoms, Valse Orchestral I Sing to You Orchestral Lazy Night Orchestral Rustic Dance Chamber music 1906 Ballad in G major, Op. 13 for viola and piano; composed under the pseudonym "Eric Glendower" Chamber music 1908 Minuetto on Old Irish Melody for 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 music 1928 Mirage, Romance for violin and piano (also orchestral version) Chamber music 1929 Under the Stars for violin and piano (also orchestral version) Chamber music 1941 First Meeting, Souvenir for viola and piano; written for violist Lionel Tertis; revised for violin and piano in 1943, also as a song Piano 1911 6 Short Pieces (without Octaves) Piano 1914 Idyll Piano 1930 3 Lyric PiecesFirst recording by Ben Dawson on Luminate Records (2022) Piano 1942 The Eighth Army, March also orchestrated Vocal 1908 A Damask Rose words by Fred G. Bowles Vocal 1908 It Was a Lover and His Lass words by William Shakespeare Vocal 1908 The Outlaw's SongEric Coates: Songs. Marco Polo, 1995 words by Joanna Baillie Vocal 1908 2 Songs for baritone and piano 1. words by Georgia Roberts 2. words by John Galsworthy Vocal 1908 When I Am Dead words by Christina Rossetti Vocal 1908 When We Two Went A-Maying words by Ella Brown Vocal 1908 Who Is Sylvia? words by William Shakespeare Vocal 1909 At DaybreakSongs by Eric Coates, SOMMCD0192, 2019 words by Fred G. Bowles Vocal 1909 4 Old English Songs words by William Shakespeare Vocal 1909 The Gates of Spring words by Frederic Weatherly Vocal 1909 Gwenny words by Frederic Weatherly Vocal 1909 May-Day Dance 4-part song; words by M. Byron Vocal 1909 Stone-Cracker JohnThe Songs of Eric Coates, ASV, 1986 words by Frederic Weatherly Vocal 1909 Sweet Phyllis words by Frederic Weatherly Vocal 1909 Your Heart Is Like a Golden Fair words by Ella Brown Vocal 1909 Yvette words by Frederic Weatherly Vocal 1910 Lace and Porcelain, 3 Old World Songs words by Harold Simpson Vocal 1910 The Little Girl I Love words by Frederic Weatherly Vocal 1910 Little Love words by Georgeanne Hubi Newcombe Vocal 1910 Love among the Daffodils words by Edward Teschemacher Vocal 1910 Waiting for the Spring words by Frederic Weatherly Vocal 1910 When the Robin Goes A-Singing words by Harold Simpson Vocal 1911 A Bird's Lullaby words by the composer Vocal 1911 If You Were My Little Boy words by Edward Teschemacher Vocal 1911 Love's Fantasy words by Frederic Weatherly Vocal 1911 The Moon Boat words by Frederic Weatherly Vocal 1911 Mother England's Brewing words by Harold Simpson Vocal 1911 Reuben Ranzo words by Frederic Weatherly Vocal 1912 The Awakening words by Edward Teschemacher Vocal 1912 A Dinder Courtship words by Frederic Weatherly Vocal 1912 Rose of Mine words by Edward Teschemacher Vocal 1912 Sweet-and-Twenty words by William Shakespeare Vocal 1912 Tell Me Where Is Fancy Bred words by William Shakespeare Vocal 1913 All Mine Own words by Harold Simpson Vocal 1913 Betty and Johnny words by Frederic Weatherly Vocal 1913 Dick's Quandary words by Frederic Weatherly Vocal 1913 The Grenadier words by Frederic Weatherly Vocal 1913 Melanie words by Frederic Weatherly Vocal 1913 Pierrette's Song words by Frederic Weatherly Vocal 1914 By Mendip Side words by P. J. O'Reilly Vocal 1914 Eildon Hill words by Frederic Weatherly; see Eildon Hill Vocal 1914 The Hour of Love words by Harold Simpson Vocal 1914 A Japanese Farewell words by Douglas Furber Vocal 1914 Marry Me, Nancy, Do! words by Frederic Weatherly Vocal 1914 Moonland Dreams words by Frederic Weatherly Vocal 1914 Rose of the World words by Helen Taylor Vocal 1915 The Mill o' Dreams, Cycle of 4 Little Songs words by Nancie B. Marsland; for voice and piano or orchestra Vocal 1916 The Green Hills o' Somerset words by Frederic Weatherly; for voice and piano or orchestra Vocal 1916 An Old World Garden words by Eric Chilman Vocal 1916 The Palace of Roses words by Harold Simpson Vocal 1916 Sigh No More, Ladies words by William Shakespeare Vocal 1916 The Widow of Penzance words by Harold Simpson Vocal 1917 Asphodel words by Frederic Weatherly Vocal 1917 Dreams words by Frederic Weatherly Vocal 1917 Land of My Heart words by Frederic Weatherly Vocal 1917 Our Little Home words by Frederic Weatherly Vocal 1917 Your Love words by Frederic Weatherly Vocal 1918 The Fairy Tales of Ireland words by Edward Lockton; for voice and piano or orchestra Vocal 1918 4 Songs of the Air Service words by Edward Lockton Vocal 1918 The Fruits of the Earth words by Edward Lockton Vocal 1918 The Heart You Love Is Calling words by Edward Lockton Vocal 1918 The Maid and the Moon words by Eileen Price-Evans Vocal 1918 My Prayers Take Wings to Find You words by Harold Simpson Vocal 1918 Sally and I and the Daylight words by Frederic Weatherly Vocal 1918 Yours and Mine words by Edward Lockton Vocal 1919 By the North Sea words by Arthur Conan Doyle Vocal 1919 An Elizabethan Lullaby words by William Akerman Vocal 1919 A Nest in Arcady words by Edward Lockton Vocal 1919 Roses of Peace words by E. Barker Vocal 1919 The Stars Above words by Haydn H. Morris Vocal 1919 Through All the Ages words by Frederic Weatherly Vocal 1920 At Sunset words by Mrs Charles Hutchins Vocal 1920 At Vesper Bell words by Gunby Hadath Vocal 1920 Pepita words by Douglas Furber Vocal 1920 Since Yesterday words by Anne Page Vocal 1920 The White Winding Road words by Daisy Fisher Vocal 1920 You Come No More words by Daisy Fisher Vocal 1921 Brown Eyes beneath the Moon words by Frederic Weatherly Vocal 1921 I'm Wanting You words by Gunby Hadath Vocal 1921 I Pitch My Lonely Caravan at Night words by Annette Horey Vocal 1921 Moon Daisies words by Frederic Weatherly Vocal 1921 Passion-Flower words by Gertrude Wiskin Vocal 1921 Roses All the Way, Foxtrot words by Ernest Butcher Vocal 1922 Blue Sky and White Road words by Charles Roff Vocal 1922 Coloured Fields words by Daisy Fisher Vocal 1922 June's First Rose words by Edward Lockton Vocal 1922 Ole Dear words by Dorothy Dickinson Vocal 1922 Thinkin' of You words by Dorothy Dickinson Vocal 1923 I Heard You Singing words by Royden Barrie; for voice and piano or orchestra Vocal 1923 Mending Roadways words by Dena Tempest Vocal 1923 Nobody Else But You words by Daisy Fisher Vocal 1923 A Song of the Wind words by Edward Lockton Vocal 1924 Diff'rent Somehow words by Gordon McConnel Vocal 1924 8 Nursery Rhymes words by anonymous Vocal 1924 Ev'ry Minute of Ev'ry Day words by Elsie Mary Skeet Vocal 1924 In Town words by Dorothy Dickinson Vocal 1924 Sea Rapture, an Impression words by Emeric Hulme-Beaman Vocal 1924 Yearning words by Royden Barrie Vocal 1925 The Gates of If-Ever words by D. Eardley-Wilmot Vocal 1925 K-Naughty Kanute words by Elsie Mary Skeet Vocal 1925 The Little Green Balcony words by Royden Barrie Vocal 1925 Little Snoozy Coon words by Royden Barrie Vocal 1925 Rose of Samarand words by Royden Barrie Vocal 1925 Song of the Little Folk words by Jennie Dunbar Vocal 1926 Bird Songs at Eventide words by Royden Barrie; for voice and piano or orchestra Vocal 1926 Brown Eyes I Love words by Lillian Glanville Vocal 1927 The Dreams of London words by Almey St. John Adcock Vocal 1927 A Song Remembered words by Royden Barrie Vocal 1928 Homeward to You words by Royden Barrie Vocal 1928 I'm Lonely, Valse Song words by Gordon McConnel Vocal 1928 Little Lady of the Moon words by Frederic Weatherly Vocal 1929 Always As I Close My Eyes words by Maud Handfield-Jones Vocal 19