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This is a summary of 1925 in music in the United Kingdom.
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- ↑ Randel, William (April 1971). "Koanga and Its Libretto". Music & Letters. 52 (2): 141–156. doi:10.1093/ml/LII.2.141. JSTOR 735364.
- ↑ Hollinrake, Roger (January–April 1993). "Reviews of Books: A Distant Music: The Life and Times of Alfred Hill 1870-1960 by John Mansfield Thomson". Music & Letters. 64 (1/2): 69–70. doi:10.1093/ml/64.1-2.69. JSTOR 735364.
- ↑ Banfield, Stephen (April 1988). "Review of Florida: Suite for Orchestra, Op. posth. (new edition)". Music & Letters. 69 (2): 307. doi:10.1093/ml/69.2.307. JSTOR 855258.
- ↑ A Village Romeo and Juliet (theatre programme). Opera North. 6 June 1984.
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