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- ↑ Shin, Haeshin (2018). Nikolai Medtner's Forgotten Melodies, op. 38: sources, analysis, and interpretation. Boston University College of Fine Arts.
- ↑ Gerstlé, Henry S. (October 1924). "The Piano Music of Nicolai Medtner". The Musical Quarterly. 10 (4): 500–510. doi:10.1093/mq/X.4.500. JSTOR 738471.
