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- 1 2 Jeremy Siepmann, "Banfield, Volker" in Sadie, Stanley; John Tyrrell, eds. (2001). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd edition. New York: Grove's Dictionaries. ISBN 1-56159-239-0.
- ↑ Faculty for the Summer 2008 Prague International Master Classes listed at the web site of the University of Florida College of Fine Arts.
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