Who This Author Is

Alfred Mann has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 5 catalog-linked books across 1983 to 1995, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Young Readers & Series Fiction.

Best for readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers. If you want the easiest first click, start with The Great Composer As Teacher and Student: Theory and Practice of Composition and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1983 to 1995; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Dover Pubns and E.C.S. Publishing.

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Author At A Glance

Best known for: Young Readers & Series Fiction entry points • common used copies from Dover Pubns and E.C.S. Publishing

Genres and themes: Young Readers & Series Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1983 to 1995; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Dover Pubns and E.C.S. Publishing.

Top Books To Start With

  1. The Great Composer As Teacher and Student: Theory and Practice of Composition

    Dover Pubns • 1994 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1994 • 167 pages.

  2. The Study of Fugue

    Dover Pubns • 1987 • standard commitment

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  3. Handel: The Orchestral Music Orchestral Concertos, Organ Concertos, Water Music Music for the Royal Fireworks; Monuments of Western Music Series

    Schirmer Books • 1995 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1995 • 182 pages.

  4. Modern Music Librarianship

    Pendragon Press • 1989 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1989 • 252 pages.

  5. Randall Thompson

    E.C.S. Publishing • 1983 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 1983.

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