D-flat major while for the return of the second theme in the first movement. Claude Debussy also switches from D-flat major to C-sharp minor in the significant section in his famous "Clair de lune". Antonín Dvořák's "New World Symphony" likewise switches to C-sharp minor for a while for the significant section in the slow movement. D-flat major is enharmonic to C-sharp major. In music for the harp, D-flat major would be preferable, not only because harp strings are more resonant in the flat position and the key has fewer accidentals, but also because modulation to the dominant key is easier (by putting
London Suite (Coates) second movement references the composer's close association with the BBC, being based on a B♭ B♭ C motif; this movement quotes the "Knightsbridge" March made famous by "In Town Tonight" and concludes with the chimes of Big Ben which closed down broadcasting for the day. The work received its premiere by the BBC Theatre Orchestra under Stanford Robinson. London Suite (Coates) The London Suite, also known as London Everyday, is a suite of orchestral music by the English composer Eric Coates. The Suite was completed in 1933 when Coates was 47. It consists of three movements: The work was extremely