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References
- ↑ Concertos & Solo Instruments, The Ralph Vaughan Williams Society, retrieved 1 September 2021
- ↑ Hector Bellman, Suite for viola & small orchestra, AllMusic , retrieved 1 September 2021
- ↑ Frank, Alan (1999). Vaughan Williams (CD booklet). Colchester, Essex: Chandos Records.
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