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- ↑ "NEW MUSIC PUBLISHING CHARTERS" (PDF). Music Trade Review: 62. 1923. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ↑ "Victor Discography: Max Friedman (composer)". Victor.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
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