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- ↑ Watkins Shaw, The Succession of Organists of the Chapel Royal and the Cathedrals of England and Wales from c.1538, Oxford University Press (1991).
- ↑ Marc Rochester, Gramophone, Remembrance. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ↑ MusicSpoke, Composer interview: Matthew Cann, 19 January 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ↑ "For the Fallen" by Mark Blatchly, recorded by St Paul's Cathedral Choir, John Scott (conductor), Huw Williams (organ), John McDomnic (trumpet) www.hyperion-records.co.uk, accessed 17 December 2019.
- ↑ Organ Music For Fun...again / Mark Blatchly www.arkivmusic.com, accessed 17 December 2019.
- ↑ Britten: Choral Works & Operas for Children www.prestomusic.com, accessed 17 December 2019.
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