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{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - 1 2 Vogt, Hans (1982). Fritz Oeser, Musica 36, volume 2, pp. 194–196, 1982, re-published on fritz-oeser.de (in German)
- ↑ Hans Vogt operone.de
- ↑ Kasack, Hermann (1996). "Rückblick auf mein Leben" in Hermann Kasack zu Ehren: eine Präsidentschaft in schwerer Zeit. Wallstein Verlag, p. 59. ISBN 3-89244-217-7 (in German)
- ↑ Hermann Kasack / 1896–1966 / Biographie Archived 2011-08-27 at the Wayback Machine from Hermann Kasack: Fälschungen. Erzählungen. Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp, 1975, University of Potsdam 1996 (in German)
- ↑ Die Stadt hinter dem Strom; oratorische Oper in drei Akten worldcat.org