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Claes Jacobsz Wits (1599-1669) was a poet, municipal officer, and Mayor of Enkhuizen. He married Jannetje Hemans sometime prior to 1636 when their son Herman (AKA Herman Witsius) was born. SEE Ecartico
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TITLE: Stichtelijcke bedenckinghe, onledighe ledigheyt, stichtelijcke tijdt …
DATE: 1649
PUBLISHER: Ghedruckt t’Enchuysen, Door Albert Wesselsz Kluppel, Boeck-verkooper op de Wester-brugh, in de Boeck-Paesse.
AUTHOR: Claes Jacobsz Wits
NOTES: There is an earlier work authored in part by Claes Jacobsz Wits, but this appears to be the first edition with contributions by Jean de La Montagne. Dutch Song Bank gives…Dutch Song Bank gives…”This is probably the first combined edition of 3 previously independent titles, and for two of the parts also the first with musical notation. Only the Onledige ledicheyt has an earlier edition (1644) with musical notation, see HM Wits-L 1644. Number of songs: first part (Stichtelijcke Bedenckinghe): 43, of which 9 with musical notation; second part (Onledige-ledigheyt): 43, of which 15 with musical notation; third part (Stichtelijcke Tijdt-kortinghe): 45, of which 11 with musical notations.”
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DATE: 1655
PUBLISHER: Gedruckt t’Enchuysen, Door Jan Jansz. Pottjen, Boeck-verkooper op de Zupder-hooghe(?)-Vavendijck/naest de Prins. 1655.
AUTHOR: C. J. Wits; J de la Montagne
NOTES: It appears that there are several small pieces by La Montagne, whether introductions to small pieces by other writer/composers, his own original pieces.
ONLINE COPIES: Google Copy.
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TITLE: C. J. Wits Stichtelijcke Bedenckingbe, Onledighe Ledigheydt, Stichtelijcke Tijdt-kortinge…
DATE: 1666
PUBLISHER: Tot Enchuysen, Opt de ___cherp(?) van Jan Lely Veldt en Jacob Palensteyn. Anno 1888. Met Privilegien voor 15. Jaren.
AUTHOR: Claes Jacobsz Wits; J de la Montagne
NOTES: It appears that there are several small pieces by La Montagne, whether intoductions to small pieces by other writer/composers, his own original pieces. SEE 1643 Edition.
ONLINE COPIES: Google Copy
CATALOG: Nederlandse Liederenbank
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TITLE: C. J. Wits Stichtelijcke Bedenckingbe, Onledighe Ledigbeydt, Stichtelijcke Tijdt-kortinge…
DATE: 1679
PUBLISHER: Gedruckt t’Enchuysen, Voor Jan Lely-veldt, Boeck-verkooper. Anno 1679. Met Privilegien voor 15. Jaren
AUTHOR: C. W. Wits
NOTES: J de la Montagne still included in 1679 publication.
ONLINE COPIES: Google Copy
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