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Happy Birthday, Eric Coates!

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Cariwyl

Not a lot is said about Eric Coates, who was known as the King of Light Music in his time. Today is the 127th anniversary of his birth, so we felt this was a great time to put Coates back in the spotlight for a few minutes. He was quite an interesting character! Download this and Salon97’s previous podcast episodes on Libsyn!

Composer of the Week: Eric Coates

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Cariwyl

Sometimes you just gotta have some light music. For the times when all you want is a simple, happy, classic Hollywood-esque melody, Eric Coates is all you need. Really. b. August 27, 1886 in Hucknall, England d. December 23, 1957 in Chichester, England Eric Coates studied violin and viola as a child and went on to study viola at the Royal Academy of Music. He performed as a principal violist with the Queen’s Hall Orchestra.