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Meyer, Leonard B.。陳超南譯。〈關於音樂中的價值和偉大的一些評論〉。收錄在《音樂美學》，張洪模主編。台北：洪葉文化，民國82年。
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朱健慧。音樂藝術的形式與表現─布拉姆斯晚期鋼琴小品之研究。國立藝術學院音樂研究所音樂學組碩士論文，民國88年。蔣一民。音樂美學。台北：五南，民國82年。