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- 1 2 Johnstone, H. Diack; Jones, Peter Ward (2001). "Walond, William". In Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John (eds.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan.
- ↑ Biographical Dictionary of the Organ | William Walond
- ↑ Plumley, Nicholas M.; Gillingham, M.; Lees, John (1988). The Organs and Organists of Chichester Cathedral. Phillimore. p. 48. ISBN 0-85033-664-3.
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