Michael Finlay Robinson (born 3 March 1933) is an English composer, musicologist, and academic.
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.
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.
Upon his retirement in 1994 he was named a professor emeritus of Cardiff University.