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- ↑ "Donald Cochrane". Canadian Music Centre | SydneyEnterprise (Final). Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ↑ Pro Music on Donald Cochrane http://www.promu.ch/auteur.php?session=6d6927bb3226912aa7...bd&code=42 Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Farnbourough Quartets Directory
- ↑ Brass Quintet on Pro Music: http://www.promu.ch/detpart.php?session=6d6927bb3226912aa7...bd&piece=86&form=79 Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Sample of Score http://www.promu.ch/extraits/pmb208br5.pdf