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- ↑ Fischer, Heinz Dietrich, ed. (2010). The Pulitzer Prize Winners for Music. Peter Lang. pp. 160–161. ISBN 3-631-59608-1.
- ↑ Kozinn, Allan (February 6, 1991). "Review/Music; Riley, Minimal No Longer, Turns to a Polyglot Swirl". The New York Times . Retrieved October 15, 2017.
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