Niccolò Piccinni, Italian composer and educator (died 1800)

Niccolò Piccinni

Italian composer (1728-1800)

Niccolò Piccinni was an Italian composer of symphonies, sacred music, chamber music, and opera. Although he is somewhat obscure today, Piccinni was one of the most popular composers of opera—particularly the Neapolitan opera buffa—of the Classical period.