Interpreting Finn Mortensen’s Piano Music in an International Perspective
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Authors
- Kristian Evjen
Publication Details
- Published
- 2026-09-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.22501/uis.778684
- Primary Topic
- Musicology and Musical Analysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00