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- ↑ P. Heseltine, Delius (Bodley Head, London 1923), 168.
- ↑ T. Beecham, Delius (Hutchinson, London 1959), 135, 154.
- ↑ Sleevenote to HMV LP Greensleeve ESD 7104, Vaughan Williams, A Sea Symphony, LPO/Adrian Boult, text copyright Michael Kennedy 1968.
- ↑
- D. Ewen, Encyclopedia of Concert Music (New York; Hill and Wang, 1959).
