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- 1 2 3 Grime, Helen (2019). "Meditations on Joy". G. Schirmer Inc. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ↑ "BBC Proms premieres: all the new works commissioned for the 2023 BBC Proms season". BBC Music Magazine . 18 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ↑ Christiansen, Rupert (24 July 2023). "Prom 12 sees Beethoven at his most thrilling and virile, plus the best of July's classical concerts". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ↑ Brown, Geoff (24 July 2023). "BBC SSO/ Wigglesworth review — a Prom in need of a little more joy". The Times . Retrieved 25 July 2023.
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