Italian composer [...]. As a nobleman he held no court or church post, but he found a forum for his musical and literary activities in three of Siena's renowned academies: the Accademia dei Filomeli, the Accademia dei Filomati and Ferdinando I de' Medici's Cento Huomini d'Arme. [...]
Source: Laura Buch : Thomaso Pecci quoted from Grove Music Online accessed 11 November 2010, Complete article (requires subscription).