Year 1654 (MDCLIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Sunday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar.
Samuel Scheidt (baptized 3 November 1587 – 24 March 1654) was a German composer, organist and teacher of the early Baroque era.
Scheidt was born in Halle, and after early studies there, he went to Amsterdam to study with Sweelinck, the distinguished Dutch composer, whose work had a clear influence on Scheidt's style. On his return to Halle, Scheidt became court organist, and later Kapellmeister, to the Margrave of Brandenburg. Unlike many German musicians, for example Heinrich Schütz, he remained in Germany during the Thirty Years' War, managing to survive by teaching and by taking a succession of smaller jobs until the restoration of stability allowed him to resume his post as Kapellmeister. When Samuel Scheidt lost his job because of Wallenstein, he was appointed in 1628 as musical director over three churches in Halle, including the Market Church.
Scheidt was the first internationally significant German composer for the organ, and represents the flowering of the new north German style, which occurred largely as a result of the Protestant Reformation. In south Germany and some other countries of Europe, the spiritual and artistic influence of Rome remained strong, so most music continued to be derivative of Italian models. Cut off from Rome, musicians in the newly Protestant areas readily developed styles that were much different from those of their neighbors.
E.via (born January 15, 1986), real name Lee Ok Joo, is a South Korean rapper, lyricist, composer, and pianist represented by Dline Art Media (디라인 아트 미디어). She is known for being Korea's fastest female rapper. Her first EP “E.via a.k.a. Happy Evil” was released on the 18 May 2009. This included a collaboration with singer Sori (소리) which earned her significant media attention and popularity. Controversy erupted when "Oppa! na Haedodwae?", the lead single from E.Via's debut album, was banned from being performed on Music Bank due to the lyrics of the song containing lascivious content and various slang words. E.Via was later banned from performing any of her songs from her debut album on other music programs due to the lyrics being deemed suggestive and provocative. Despite the ban, E.Via's album and "Oppa! na Haedodwae?" received overwhelming responses on online music sites.
The next song she performed was "Shake" from her Must Have Mini Album. The music video was released on April 29, 2010.