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- ↑ Humphreys, Maggie; Evans, Robert (1 January 1997). Dictionary of Composers for the Church in Great Britain and Ireland. London: A & C Black. p. 144. ISBN 978-0720123302.
- ↑ Who's Who in Music. Shaw Publishing Limited. 1937
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