Achille Simonetti (1857-1928) was an Italian violinist and composer, represented in the Pristine catalogue through early twentieth-century orchestral and light repertory. He belonged to the performer-composer tradition around the violin.

Simonetti wrote short pieces and arrangements that circulated in salon and concert programmes. Such music often reached audiences through virtuoso performers and light orchestral transcription.

His style is graceful, melodic and compact, shaped by the cultivated miniature rather than by large public forms. It belongs to the same world as many historic encore pieces.

Simonetti is a modest catalogue figure, but the identification is clear enough to record. His music survives as one of those small polished objects that early recording preserved surprisingly well.