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Bronisław Mirski - Polish Music Director of the Silent Film Era

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|Dec 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/muso-2020-0006 | Journal eISSN: 2353-5733 | Journal ISSN: 1734-1663
Language: English
Page range: 72 - 83
Published on: Dec 31, 2020
Published by: Polish Composers\' Union
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
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