Schlage doch, gewünschte Stunde (Haste to strike, oh longed for hour), BWV 53, is an aria for alto, probably for a funeral. It was formerly attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach, but is now[when?] thought to be the work of one of his contemporaries, Melchior Hoffmann, who was director of the Collegium Musicum in Leipzig until his death in 1715.
| Original Name | Schlage doch, gewünschte Stunde |
| Librettist | Salomo Franck (1659–1725)? (spurious; composed by Melchior Hoffmann) |
| First published | 1863 (BGA) |
| Type | Sacred Cantata |
| Tonality | E Major |
| Catalogue | BWV 53 |
| Spoken language | German |
| Instruments |
Voice
Percussion Organ Strings |
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| Autotranslations beta |
Jean-Sébastien Bach: Haste to strike, oh longed for hour en mi majeur, BWV 53 Johann Sebastian Bach: Haste to strike, oh longed for hour in mi maggiore, BWV 53 Johann Sebastian Bach: Haste to strike, oh longed for hour E-dur, BWV 53 |