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- 1 2 Oteri, Frank J. (August 16, 2011). "Sounds Heard: William Schuman—A Free Song, Finally!", NewMusicBox.org.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Fauser, Annegret (2013). Sounds of War: Music in the United States During World War II, p.238. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199323760.
- 1 2 Swayne (2011), p.137.
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