Alessandro Piccinini (1566 –1638), was an Italian lutenist and - TopicsExpress



          

Alessandro Piccinini (1566 –1638), was an Italian lutenist and composer. Piccinini was born in Bologna into a musical family. He held positions at the Este court in Ferrara (from 1582 to 1597) and with Cardinal Pietro Aldobrandini, papal legate at Bologna and Ferrara. Piccinini died around 1638, probably in Bologna. He is best known for his two volumes of lute music: Intavolatura di Liuto et di Chitarrone, libro primo (Bologna, 1623) and Intavolaturo di Liuto (Bologna, 1639), the latter published posthumously by his son Leonardo Maria Piccinini. He invented the archlute, made important modifications to the chitarrone, his inventions paved way to modern string instruments. https://youtube/watch?v=ya6m8M_6j94
Posted on: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 07:09:40 +0000

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