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note: CattinCC, 203; GhisiCC, 75-7. Carnival song--’Canzona del secol’ d’oro’ = ‘I sette trionfi del secol d’oro’ = ‘Trionfo della Compagnia del Broncone nella venuta di Papa Lione’; written by Nardi for accession of Pope Leo X in 1513. The Compagnia del Broncone was a group of gentlemen under the leadership of Lorenzo de’ Medici (grandson of Magnifico). Music ed. in GallettiFFM, no.12, & GhisiCC, 76. Text ed. SingletonCC, 250; text & music ed. & discussed in more detail in CummingsP, 22-30. Castellani’s lauda not to be confused with Pandolfini’s of very similar title. For a description of Nardi’s float, see GallettiFFM, xv.