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- ↑ Rice, Albert R. (2003). The Clarinet in the Classical Period at Google Books. Oxford University Press. page 250. ISBN 0-19-514483-X.
- ↑ Orfeo C 290 931 A, 1993, with works for 1-3 clarinets and orchestra, Oliver Link the 2nd clarinetist. A copy is still at University of Virginia Libraries.
- ↑ Colin Lawson (May 1996). Mozart: Clarinet Concerto. Cambridge University Press. p. 15. ISBN 9780521479295 . Retrieved 23 September 2022.
