Franco Abbiati (14 September 1898 – 22 January 1981) was an Italian

musicologist Musicology (from Greek μουσική ''mousikē'' 'music' and -λογια ''-logia'', 'domain of study') is the scholarly analysis and research-based study of music. Musicology departments traditionally belong to the humanities, although some m ...

. Abbiati was born in

Verdello Verdello ( Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy. It has a population of 6,494. Twin towns — sister cities Verdello is twinned with: * Balaruc-les-Bains, France Transportation * Verdello-Dalmine railwa ...

. He studied composition at the musical high school in Turin. He worked as a music critic for the '' Corriere della Sera'' for thirty-six years. The award is named after him.

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1898 births 1981 deaths 20th-century Italian musicologists {{Italy-music-bio-stub