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References
- ↑ Brown, Clive (1984), Louis Spohr: A Critical Biography (Cambridge University Press), p.164.
- ↑ RISM Description of Autograph Score, with link to incomplete digitization at Staatsbibliothek Berlin. RISM Online, accessed 8 April 2024
- ↑ Spohr String Quartet No.19 : Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
