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- ↑ Ritter, Johann Gottfried. 1884. Zur Geschichte Des Orgelspiels: Vornehmlich Des Deutschen, Im 14. Bis Zum Anfange Des 18. Jahrhunderts. Leipzig.
- ↑ Hoelty-Nickel, Theodore. 1944. The Musical Heritage of the Church, vol. 5. Valparaiso, IN: Valparaiso University, p. 44
