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books:

Asociation de Compositores Sinfonicas Espanoles (Ed., 1987): Catalogo de Obras. Madrid: Asociation de Compositores Sinfonicas Espanoles

Anderson, Ruth (1976): Contemporary Amercian Composers: A Biographical Dictionary. Boston: G.K. Hall & Co.

Bachmann, Alberto (1966): An Encyclopedia of the Violin. New York: Da Capo Press

Ceaicovschi-Meresanu, Gleb (1992): Compozitori si Muzicologi din Moldova. Chisinau: Chisinau Universitas

Cohen, Aaron I. (1987): International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. New York: Books & Music Inc.

Cosma, Viorel (1989-2005): Muzicieni din Romania. Issues I (A-C) to XIII (P-S). Bucuresti: Editura Muzicala

Czigany, Gyula (Ed., 1967): Contemporary Hungarian Composers. Budapest: Editio Musica

Emery, Frederic B. (1928): The Violin Concerto. Chicago: The Violin Literature Publishing Co.

Ficher, Miguel; Furman Schleifer, Martha & John M. Furman (1996): Latin American Classical Composers. Lanham, Md.: The Scarecrow Press

Gardavsky, Cenek (Ed., 1965): Contemporary Czechoslovak Composers. Prague: Panton

Harrison, Bernard (Ed., 1982): Catalogue of Centemporary Irish Music. Dublin: Irish Composers' Centre

Ho, Allan & Dmitry Feofanov (1989): Biographical Dictionary of Russian/Soviet Composers. New York: Greenwood Press

Ilyasoglu, Evin (2007): 71 türk bestecisi. Istanbul: Pan Yayincilik

Johnson, Rose-Marie (1989): Violin Music by Women Composers. New York: Greenwood Press

Klugherz, Laura (1998): A bibliographical guide to Spanish music for the violin and viola (1900-1997). Westport: Greenwood Press

Milosavljevic-Pesic, Milena (1968): Kompozitori i Muzicki Pisci Jugoslavije. Beograd: Savez Kompozitora Jugoslavije

Ongaku Na Tomo Edition (Ed., 1970-77): Contemporary Music of Japan. Tokyo: Ongaku Na Tomo Edition

Poulton, Alan (2000): A Dictionary-Catalog of Modern British Composers. Westport: Greenwood Press

Sarkisian, Svetlana (2004): Armenian Music and Composers. Yerevan: Azg Oratert

Seidl, Mathes & Hans Steinbeck (1983): Schweizer Komponisten unserer Zeit. Winterthur: Amadeus

Shupo, Sokol (Ed., 2005): Biographical dictionary of Balkan Composers. Tirana: ASMUS

Soto Millan, Eduardo (1998): Diccionario de Compositores Mexicanos de Musica de Concierto - Siglo XX. Mexico: Sociedad de Autores y Compositores de Musica

Strange, Patricia & Allen Strange (2001): The Contemporary Violin. Berkeley: University of California Press

Suder, Alexander L. (Ed., 1992): Süddeutsche Komponisten im 20. Jahrhundert. München: Bayerischer Musikrat

Thomson, Oscar (Ed., 1975): The International Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians. London: Dodd, Mead & Company

Toskey, Burnett R. (1983): Concertos for Violin and Viola. Seattle: Writers Publishing Service Co.

Union Panamericana (Ed., 1955): Composers of America. Volume 1 - 16. Washington: Union Panamericana

Varga, Balint Andras (1989): Contemporary Hungarian Composers. Budapest: Editio Musica Budapest

White, John D. (Ed., 2002): New Music of the Nordic Countries. Hillsdale: Pendragon Press

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