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- Jacobs, Arthur (1967). A New Dictionary of Music. Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England: Penguin Books.
- Jasen, David A.; Tichenor, Trebor Jay (1978). Rags and Ragtime: A Musical History . Dover Books on Music. New York, NY: Dover Publications, Inc. ISBN 0-486-25922-6.