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Benedictus Buns

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Benedictus Buns was a Dutch Carmelite friar and composer born in 1642. He lived during the Baroque period and contributed to the musical landscape of the Netherlands in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Buns is known for his sacred music compositions, reflecting his religious vocation and the Carmelite order's traditions.

He died on December 6, 1716. While not widely known today, his works are part of the historical record of Dutch Baroque music and ecclesiastical compositions.

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