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410:"London Music Week by Week: A Scriabin Enthusiast"
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142:She studied piano with Julian Rossetti, and with
727:"Yesterday's Broadcast: Scriabin's Piano Music"
191:, remembered seeing a concert by Mackinnon at
167:In Mackinnon gave concerts of piano works by
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702:Ezra Pound and Music: The Complete Criticism
521:"Canadian Club Hears Address on Memorizing"
876:"YMCA Music School is to Present Lecturer"
705:. New Directions Publishing. p. 108.
315:"A Pianoforte Recital by Lilias Mackinnon"
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40:Lilias Mackinnon, from a 1923 publication
664:Smith, Kenneth; Kallis, Vasilis (2022).
477:. Gracewing Publishing. pp. 17–18.
954:"Lilias Livingstone Mackinnon (d.1974)"
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1073:. Monumental Publishing Company.
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570:Hicks, Arthur C. (1934-01-30).
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926:"Nancy Laird Chance Interview"
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503:The Scottish Musical Magazine
368:The Scottish Musical Magazine
243:Bradley Polytechnic Institute
218:Lecturer, writer, arts patron
187:. Her cousin, archaeologist
179:. In 1933 she played at the
110:Lilias Livingstone Mackinnon
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856:. 25 March 1943. p. 2
751:Mason, Jack (1934-03-25).
601:The Kingston Whig-Standard
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342:"Prof. Doris L. Mackinnon"
321:. 19 July 1935. p. 40
782:The Vancouver News-Herald
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249:was one of her students.
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882:. 1942-07-12. p. 59
778:"Scottish Summer School"
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670:. Boydell & Brewer.
552:. 1935-04-01. p. 16
509:(5): 99. 1 January 1927.
435:"An Interesting Recital"
133:Esther Blaikie MacKinnon
119:Early life and education
91:Esther Blaikie MacKinnon
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979:"3 Piano Pieces, Op.29"
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646:. 1925-01-30. p. 7
640:"Miss Lilias Mackinnon"
603:. 1936-02-24. p. 2
527:. 1934-01-06. p. 5
441:. 1918-07-25. p. 7
414:Musical News and Herald
390:. 1956-06-15. p. 3
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622:"Scots Pianist's Post"
439:The North Devon Herald
241:in California, and at
237:, Mackinnon taught at
148:Royal Academy of Music
123:Mackinnon was born in
667:Demystifying Scriabin
576:The Bellingham Herald
461:, Concert Programmes.
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546:"Pianist, Lecturer"
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