Gaspare Spontini studied composition under Niccolò Piccinni after completing his early training in Naples. This period of study occurred during his formative years as a young composer, following his education at the Conservatorio della Pietà de' Turchini. Both Russian and Ukrainian sources specify that Spontini "later studied composition with Piccinni," indicating a direct teacher‑student relationship.
Additional biographical material reports that Spontini took lessons from Piccinni for a certain period, complementing the instruction he had already received from other Neapolitan teachers. This mentorship contributed to Spontini’s development before the creation of his early operas in the mid‑1790s, including his 1796 debut in Rome.
