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- ↑ Sharp, Chris. 2011. "A Study of Orchestration Techniques for the Wind Ensemble/Wind Band as Demonstrated in Seminal Works". PhD diss. Gainesville: University of Florida (accessed 25 April 2016). p. 212.
- ↑ Goldman, Richard Franko. 1958. [Untitled record review of Hindemith, Symphony in B-Flat for Concert Band; Schoenberg, Theme and Variations, Opus 43 A; Stravinsky, Symphonies of Wind Instruments. Eastman Symphonic Wind Ensemble, cond. Frederick Fennell. 12" LP. Mercury MG 50143]. The Musical Quarterly 44, no. 1 (January):126–128. pp. 127–8.
- ↑ MIT Concert Band. 2007. "MIT Concert Band, Director: Thomas Reynolds; Assistant Conductor: Stephen Babineau. Winter Concert, Saturday, December 15, 2007, 8:00pm, Kresge Auditorium". MIT Concert Band website (accessed 14 May 2014).
