A US composer dies in Germany

A US composer dies in Germany

RIP

norman lebrecht

August 20, 2023

The much-recorded Gloria Coates died yesterday in a Munich hospice, her daughter reports. She was 89.

Her date of birth was adjusted five years backwards by the family. She had moved to Munich in 1969.

Coates was an avid abstract painter who applied art techniques to her music and engaged frequently with microtones. She completed 16 symphonies. Much of her music appeared on the Naxos label.

 

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