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- ↑ "About A Mass of Life". Naxos Records. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ↑ Carley, Lionel; Anderson, Robert; Payne, Anthony (20 January 2001). "Delius, Frederick [Fritz](Theodore Albert)". Grove Music Online. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.49095. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0.
- ↑ Frederick Delius (1862-1934) Eine Messe des Lebens, LAWO Classics LWC1265
- ↑ "Digital Eent – Delius Mass of Life: play-through and commentary with Choir of the Earth". News. Delius Society. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ↑ "Delius - A Mass of Life". Choir of the Earth. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
