Alessandro Piccinini

Alessandro Piccinini ( born December 30, 1566 Bologna, † 1638 ibid ()? ) Was an Italian lutenist, composer and Theorbenspieler.

Alessandro Piccinini grew up in a musical family and received here, along with his brothers Filippo and Girolamo, his training from his father Leonardo Maria. 1597 he was appointed at the papal legate in Bologna as a lutenist, which he held until his death.

Piccinini was active not only as a musician but also developed other designs his instruments and took claim for themselves, through their own experiments pave the way for the construction of the theorbo to have been.

Little is known of his works. Only Intravolatura liuto di e di chitarone, libro primo (Bologna, 1623) and Intravolatura liuto di e di chitarone, libro secondo (Bologna, 1639 ) are certainly ascribe to him.