Alfred Mann was a writer in musical theory and Professor Emeritus of Musicology at the Eastman School of Music

Eastman School of Music

The Eastman School of Music is a music conservatory located in Rochester, New York. The Eastman School is a professional school within the University of Rochester...

, University of Rochester

University of Rochester

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Biography

Alfred Mann left Germany before World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

 and moved to Italy where he only could stay shortly. In 1938, Mann had to leave Italy, because of a Mussolini

Benito Mussolini

Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was an Italian politician who led the National Fascist Party and is credited with being one of the key figures in the creation of Fascism....

 mandate, and Mann moved to the USA. After a long career, Mann became Professor of Musicology at the Eastman School in 1980.

Important Writings

In 1943, Mann made the first translation of Johann Joseph Fux's Gradus ad Parnassum into English. The translation contained the preface, pages 41 – 139 and page 279 of the original work.

In 1958, Mann translated into English, the part of Gradus ad Parnassum that concerned the composition of a fugue

Fugue

In music, a fugue is a compositional technique in two or more voices, built on a subject that is introduced at the beginning in imitation and recurs frequently in the course of the composition....

, pages 140 – 217 of the original work.