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2nd ed. (1896); OCLC 12925703
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- ↑ Salter, Lionel (1979). "Baker's Half-Dozen". The Musical Times. 120 (1640): 825–826. doi:10.2307/962264. JSTOR 962264.
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- Scott Eyerly Kennedy, ed. (1999). "Biographical Sources" – "1398" (entry N°): "Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, 8th ed". Reference Sources for Small and Medium-Sized Libraries (6th ed.). ALA Editions. p. 218. ISBN 0-8389-3468-4. OCLC 940544179.
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