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- ↑ Chris Woodstra; Gerald Brennan; Allen Schrott, eds. (2005). "Bagatelles for 2 violins, cello & harmonium, Op. 47". All Music Guide to Classical Music. Backbeat Books. p. 404. ISBN 0-87930-865-6.
- ↑ "Bagatelles, Op. 47 (Antonín Dvořák)". Los Angeles Philharmonic. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
