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- ↑ Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393034875 . Retrieved 23 January 2011.
- ↑ "Music Division Archival Guide -- BADIAN, MAYA, 1945-". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
