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- ↑ Adams, Peter H. (2009). An annotated index to selected articles from The musical courier, 1880-1940. Lanham, Md: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6658-4.
- ↑ Alfred Dolge, Pianos and Their Makers, Part V, Chapter 2, Page 417, in the Electronic Library
- ↑ Listed in Houston Stewart Chamberlain bibliography
- ↑ Roy Pinney (October 29, 1945). "Leonard Liebling, Librettist, Critic; Editor in Chief of The Musical Courier for 34 Years Dies-- Worked on 4 Comic Operas". The New York Times .
- ↑ "Mrs. Lisa Roma Trompeter, a Singer, Buys Magazine" (PDF). The New York Times. July 9, 1958. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ↑ "Lisa Roma Trompeter, 72, Retired Operatic Soprano," New York Times, February 18, 1965 (subscription required)
- ↑ "The Musical Courier". The Online Books Page. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
