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- ↑ IAWM journal: Volumes 9-10; Volumes 9-10. International Alliance for Women in Music. 2003.
- ↑ International directory of contemporary music: Instrumentation. Contemporary Music International Information Service. 2000.
- ↑ "Gladys Smuckler Moskowitz" . Retrieved 11 January 2011.
- ↑ Composer's page at http://www.amc.net/GladysSmucklerMoskowitz.
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