Leon Coates
English composer
About Leon Coates
Lived 1937 – 2023 (aged 85–86).
Leon Coates (1937–2023) was an English composer, pianist and conductor who worked mostly in Scotland.
He was born in Wolverhampton and grew up in Nottingham and Derby. Coates studied composition at St John's College, Cambridge under John Exton. and songs (many written for his wife Heather) but also includes concertos for viola and harpsichord. From 1965 to 2002, he was a highly respected member of the Music Faculty at Edinburgh University.
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Who was Leon Coates?
English composer (1937–2023)
When was Leon Coates born?
Leon Coates was born in 1937.
When did Leon Coates die?
Leon Coates died in 2023.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Leon Coates. https://biography.guide/leon-coates/
MLA: "Leon Coates." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/leon-coates/.
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