Background
Robinson, Michael Finlay was born on March 3, 1933 in Gloucester, Great Britain. Son of Alexander George and Monica (Finlay) Robinson.
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Opera before Mozart (Apollo editions, A-161)
(Opera Before Mozart embraces the first and less familiar ...)
Opera Before Mozart embraces the first and less familiar half of operatic history, from 1597, when the first opera was produced, to the end of theeighteenth century. Extracts from musical scores illustrate Dr. Robinson's discussions of the origins of opera in Italy, the influence of court, aristocracy and populace, the conventions of tragic and comic opera, and work by such composers as Lully, Gluck, Monteverdi and Handel. (From The Times Literary Supplement, London -- back cover).
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Giovanni Paisiello: A Thematic Catalogue of His Works : The Non-Dramatic Works (Thematic Catalogues)
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The Dramatic Works v. 1 This two-volume thematic catalogue of Paisiello's oeuvre covers all nine categories of composition, and is the result of 12 years of archival research. Details of differing versions, rewritten and rearranged pieces, and other confusing variant s help clarify questions of authenticity and augment existing information about this important 18th-century composer.
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Naples and Neapolitan Opera (Monographs on Music)
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'Neapolitan Opera' is a term that has often been applied to a type of Italian opera that gained worldwide popularity in the 18th century. This book focuses on the local, Neapolitan aspects of this type of opera rather than its international aspects. It examines primarily the quality and variety of opera produced within the city of Naples during that period. But it is also concerned with why Naples became important enough as an operatic centre to influence world trends, and it may help establish criteria for judging the degree of similart8iy between 'Neapolitan Opera' at Naples and 'Neapolitan Opera' elsewhere. Contents: The Neapolitan Environment; Heroic Opera - the Texts; Heroic Opera - the Music; The Orchestral Items; Comic Opera - the Texts; Comic Opera - the Music; Manuscript sources of the musical examples; Bibliography; Index. Michael Finlay Robinson (born 1933) is an English composer, musicologist, and academic. His scholarly work focuses on opera of the 17th and 18th centuries; and in particular the development of Italian opera during the 1700s. His publications include the books Naples and Neapolitan Opera, Opera Before Mozart, and A Thematic Catalogue of the Works of Giovanni Paisiello. He also contributed to works, the Research Chronicle of the Royal Musical Association, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, and to Music & Letters, Soundings, and other music journals. Robinson earned B.A., B.Mus., M.A., and D.Phil. degrees from New College, Oxford. He was awarded an Honorary D.Mus. in 2009 by Oxford University for his work as a composer. He began his teaching career at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 1960-61 and has since served on the music faculties of Durham University (1961-65), McGill University, and Cardiff University. In 1989 he was a visiting professor at the University of Naples. Upon his retirement in 1994 he was named a professor emeritus of Cardiff University.
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Michael Finlay Finlay Robinson
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Bachelor in Music with honors, Oxford University, 1956. Bachelor of Music, Oxford University, 1957. Master of Arts, Oxford University, 1960.
Doctor of Philosophy, Oxford University, 1963.
Career
His scholarly work focuses on opera of the 17th and 18th centuries. And in particular the development of Italian opera during the 1700s. His publications include the books Naples and Neapolitan Opera (Oxford University Press, 1972), Opera Before Mozart (Hutchinson, 1966), and A Thematic Catalogue of the Works of Giovanni Paisiello (Pendragon, vol 1 published in 1991 and vol 2 in 1994).
He also contributed to several collaborative works, including Research Chronicle of the Royal Musical Association (1972), The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (1980) and Opera buffa in Mozart's Vienna (Cambridge University Press, 1997), and to several music journals like Music & Letters and Soundings. Robinson was born in Gloucester. In October 2009 he obtained the Oxford Doctor of Music degree by examination.
He began his teaching career at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 1960-1961 where he was a lecturer in the subjects of harmony and counterpoint. He has since served on the music faculties of Durham University (1961–1965), McGill University, and Cardiff University. In 1989 he was a visiting professor at the University of Naples.
Upon his retirement in 1994 he was named a professor emeritus of Cardiff University. Sonata Movement for viola d'amore and pianoforte (originally 1960. Later rearranged for viola and pianoforte)
A Child's Vision of Night for soprano and pianoforte (1964)
Six Fugues for harpsichord (1967–68)
Credo and Gloria for 4-pt choir and organ (1968)
String Quartet No 1 (1972)
String Quartet No 2 (1974)
Three Settings of Thomas Hardy for baritone and pianoforte (1975)
Duo for Violin and Pianoforte (1975)
Three Settings of W.B. Yeats for tenor and pianoforte (1979)
Duo for Two Pianos (1982–83)
A Pretty How Town (words by EE Cummings) for baritone and eight instrumentalists (1984)
Phoenix for oboe and pianoforte (1988, revised 1993)
Three Songs about Love for baritone and pianoforte (1985–94)
Two Songs for Cherry Willingham for children's voices and pianoforte (1994–96)
Fantasy for Solo Violoncello (1997)
Blessed Art Thou, O God, anthem for unaccompanied 8-pt choir (2001)
The House of Bernarda Alba, opera in 2 acts (1997–2004)
A Welsh Garland, suite for wind band (2005–06)
The Bells of Leud for pianoforte solo (2007)
Four Sonnets for soprano and pianoforte (2008).
Works
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Opera before Mozart (Apollo editions, A-161)
(Opera Before Mozart embraces the first and less familiar ...)
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Naples and Neapolitan Opera (Monographs on Music)
('Neapolitan Opera' is a term that has often been applied ...)
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Giovanni Paisiello: A Thematic Catalogue of His Works : The Non-Dramatic Works (Thematic Catalogues)
(The Dramatic Works v. 1 This two-volume thematic catalogu...)
- Naples and Neapolitan opera
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Opera before Mozart (Apollo editions, A-161)
Membership
Lieutenant British Army, 1951-1953. Member Royal Musical Association, American Musicol. Society, International Musicol.
Connections
Married Ann James, December 28, 1961. Children: Andrew, Paul.
