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Joan Albert Ban
Joan Albert Ban (1597–1644) was a Dutch Catholic priest and composer.
Life.
From 1628-42 he was canon priest of the Haarlem chapter (Kapittel). In 1630 he became priest of the Begijnhof in Haarlem, across the street from the Janskerk (Haarlem). 
Musically self-taught, he corresponded with Marin Mersenne. This correspondence was begun thanks to Constantijn Huygens, who later joined the correspondence, as did Descartes, of whom Ban was a great admirer. Ban also
- "LA Artland: Contemporary Art from Los Angeles" by Chris Kraus, Jan Tumlir, and Jane McFadden, 2005 (Black Dog Publishing Ltd).
- "Torpor", March 2006 (Semiotext(e) / Native Agents).
- "I Love Dick" by Chris Kraus, Eileen Myles, Joan Hawkins; Sep 2006 (Semiotext(e) / Native Agents).
- "Where Art Belongs", 2011 (Semiotext(e) / Intervention Series).
- "Summer of Hate", 2012