Samuel Scheidt has been played on NTS in shows including Tafelmusik w/ Francesco Fusaro, featured first on 30 July 2018. Songs played include Nun Komm' Der Heiden Heiland - BWV 659.

Samuel Scheidt (baptized November 3, 1587 – March 24, 1653) was a German composer, organist and teacher of the early Baroque era.

He was born in Halle, and after early studies there, he went to Amsterdam to study with Sweelinck, the distinguished Dutch composer, which was clearly formative on his style. On his return to Halle he became court organist, and later Kapellmeister, to the Margrave of Brandenburg. Unlike many German musicians, for example Heinrich…