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References
- 1 2 Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, "Lilliburlero Variations", Novello, 2008
- ↑ Music for More than One Piano: An Annotated Guide (Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1983, 2001) ISBN 0-253-21457-2
- ↑ Presto Classical, accessed 8 July 2014.
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