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References
- ↑ Guy Livingston (15 March 2014). "In Search of Henry Cowell Part 2". Into the Music . ABC Radio National . Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ↑ Nicole V. Gagné (16 September 2011). Historical Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Classical Music. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 69. ISBN 9780810879621 . Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ↑ Sri Ram V. (6 June 2013). "A city with a sonata and a symphony". The Hindu . The Hindu Group . Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ↑ See OCLC 663976287 which describes a tape of the concert.
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