Background
Talbot, Michael Owen was born on January 4, 1943 in Luton, England. Son of Alan and Annelise Talbot.
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The Vivaldi Compendium will serve as the most reliable and up-to-date source of quick reference on the composer Antonio Vivaldi and his music. This takes the form of a dictionary listing persons, places, musical works and many other topics connected with Vivaldi; its alphabetically arranged entries are copiously cross-referenced to guide the reader towards related topics. The Vivaldi Compendium also provides a gateway to further reading via an extensive bibliography, to which reference is made in most of the dictionary entries. These two sections are complemented by a biography of the composer and a carefully organized list of his works. Knowledge about Vivaldi and his music is still advancing at an incredible rate - many discoveries occurred while the book was in preparation - and every effort has been made to ensure that The Vivaldi Compendium represents the latest in Vivaldi research, drawing on the author's close involvement with Vivaldi and Venetian music over four decades.
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Talbot, Michael Owen was born on January 4, 1943 in Luton, England. Son of Alan and Annelise Talbot.
Bachelor in Music, Cambridge (United Kingdom) University, 1964. Bachelor of Music, Cambridge (United Kingdom) University, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge (United Kingdom) University, 1969.
Talbot is a former Professor of Music at the University of Liverpool. An expert in Italian baroque music, Talbot has authored monographs on Antonio Vivaldi and Tommaso Albinoni, and is an editor of the scholarly journal "Studi Vivaldiani". Talbot"s expertise has been called upon in instances where the authenticity and/or provenance of works has been questioned, including the discovery of the possible Vivaldi work Andromeda Liberata.
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Cavaliere dell'ordine "Al merito della Repubblica Italiana, " 1981. Research fellow Leverhulme Trust, 1981-1982. Member Ateneo Veneto.
Married Shirley Ellen Mashiane, September 26, 1970. Children: Stephen, Natasha.