The company published primarily popular sheet music.

Sam decided to combine the names and shortened it to Alfred Music, which the company is still known as today.

Sam's son, Morty (né Morton Manus; 1926–2016), clarinetist and pianist, began working for Alfred Music in the late 1940s and met his wife Iris at the company when the bookkeeper, Rose Kopelman, brought her daughter to work one day.

[1] Morty, a clarinetist and pianist, oversaw the development of an instructional series for accordion, followed by books for guitar, piano, and recorder.

[2] In April 2016, Alfred Music joined Peaksware Holdings LLC, parent company of MakeMusic.