Occupation Musicologist, writer Name Alfred Mann | Role Writer | |
Nationality German, and laterU. S. citizen Alma mater Berlin Academy of Music Known for Translation ofGradus ad Parnassum by Johann Fux Education Columbia University (1955), Berlin University of the Arts Awards Guggenheim Fellowship for Humanities, US & Canada Books The study of fugue, Handel - the orchestral music, Bach and Handel, Theory and Practice: The Great, The Great Composer as Teach | ||
Alfred Mann (April 28, 1917 – September 21, 2006), was a writer in musical theory and Professor of Musicology at the Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester.
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Biography
Alfred Mann left Germany before World War II and moved to Italy where he only could stay shortly. In 1938, Mann had to leave Italy, because of a Mussolini mandate, and Mann moved to the USA. After a long career, Mann became Professor of Musicology at the Eastman School in 1980, retiring and becoming Professor Emeritus in 1987.
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, pages 140 – 217 of the original work.