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References
- ↑ 'Book records neglected British repertoire', British Music Society, 25 April 2024
- ↑ Graham Parlett. Review of Bax: A Composer and his Times
- ↑ Obituaries by Lewis Foreman, The Independent
- ↑ Including entries on Arnold Bax, Benjamin Dale, George Dyson, George Lloyd and Ruth Gipps.
- 1 2 Review of Recording British Music, in MusicWeb International, 30 May, 2024
- ↑ The Bookseller, 30 May, 1982, p. 26
- ↑ Author biography, Recording British Music (2024)
- ↑ Triad Press Bibliography (Rickmansworth, 1977)
- ↑ British Music Yearbook (1990 edition), p. 528
- ↑ Foreman, Lewis. From Parry to Britten (1987), Appendix B, p. 285
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