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- ↑ Danner, Elizabeth A. (2014). Idiomatic Horn Writing: The Formal and Historical Contexts of Four Horn Pieces (Masters thesis). Eastern Illinois University. p. 3.
- ↑ Humphries, John (2000). The Early Horn: A Practical Guide. Cambridge Handbooks to the Historical Performance of Music. Cambridge and New York City: Cambridge University Press. p. 87. ISBN 9780521635592.
