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References
- ↑ UC Irvine Feature: John Schneiderman - Renaissance of the Russian Guitar
- ↑ John Schneiderman's web site, biography section [ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ John Schneiderman's biography page at the University of California, Irvine Archived 2012-07-13 at archive.today
- ↑ "CON". Archived from the original on 2011-11-23. Retrieved 2013-03-03.
- ↑ "Sonoor".
