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- ↑ Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393034875 . Retrieved 2 December 2010.
- ↑ "The Academy of Composers: Peira Pistono" . Retrieved 2 December 2010.
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