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- ↑ "The Agnewsletter". Agnew Association of America. 6 August 1996 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Elaine Agnew". Contemporary Music Centre. 20 September 2018.
- ↑ "Aosdána". aosdana.artscouncil.ie.
- ↑ Klein, Axel (6 August 2001). Irish Classical Recordings: A Discography of Irish Art Music. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313317422 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Elaine Agnew - Belfast based Composer". elaineagnew.com.
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