Alfred Mann | |
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Born | April 28, 1917 Hamburg |
Died | September 21, 2006 Fort Wayne, Indiana |
(aged 89)
Nationality | German, and later U. S. citizen |
Alma mater | Berlin Academy of Music |
Occupation | musicologist, writer |
Known for | Translation[1][2][3] of Gradus ad Parnassum by Johann Fux |
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Alfred Mann (April 28, 1917 – September 21, 2006), was a writer in musical theory and Professor Emeritus of Musicology[4] at the Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester.
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.
In 1943, Mann made the first translation[1] 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[2][3] into English, the part of Gradus ad Parnassum that concerned the composition of a fugue, pages 140 – 217 of the original work.