Music: The missing humboldt system

Musicae Scientiae

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 3-21

  Merker, Bjorn ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC   (Sweden)

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EID: 84990397291     PISSN: 10298649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/102986490200600101     Document Type: Article

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