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- 1 2 "Royal Winter Music". www.schott-music.com. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- ↑ "Royal Winter Music". Schott Music.
- ↑ Henze, Hans Werner Royal Winter Music liner notes, Wergo.
- ↑ "Royal Winter Music". www.schott-music.com. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
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