der der depths lord church german composer composed makes bach earliest sources suggest earliest surviving work form current thinking earlier examples commissioned minister churches city bach worked time possibly written special occasion text based german version incorporates words bach music melodies larger structures bach shows interest characteristic career history words note score indicates work commissioned minister church allows work dated period bach living bach employed city main church involved extent performances civic ceremonies held service bach attended city council inauguration premiere closer personal relationship minister church godfather daughter born der described possibly bach surviving assumed written know wrote surviving previous post likely bach composing choral music bach took appointment performance work composition appears selection process recent scholarship suggests surviving composed based der gives originally hebrew text variants translation rendered depths english king james version closer translation german text bach deep depths anonymous possibly includes movements verses christ gut lutheran sir performed recorded work fifth sunday trinity known sure year bach performed speculation written special occasion publication bach ability composer recognised city council paid printing arranged publication later lost published composer lifetime der published bach complete edition bach works editor edited volumes bach time publication volume held position leipzig scoring structure singers bach scored work tenor bass choir bach gives aria early bach later came influence italian music combining bach direct indication singers envisaged choir performed singers recording known world bach performance voice approach recordings feature choir multiple voices choice use women singers bach original singers probably male recordings feature mixed exception version conducted boys voices lines choir instruments singers accompanied instrumental group consisting violin case singers question arises bach players violin given important solos suggesting example uses recording role provide accompaniment filling harmonies doubling vocal lines supports section doubling bass line plays independent line musical forms bach musical forms later example choral movements style composition bach excelled movements developed type singing text upper voice singing long notes called settings window future criticised structure saying offers evidence stage career composer difficulty large forms hand regards piece different later inferior structure scoring bach structured movements choral movements interspersed aria solo movements stanza sung simultaneously soprano text scored tenor bass choir small baroque instrumental ensemble violin following table movements scoring follows bach keys time signatures taken symbol common time playing shown selected recordings following entries taken listing bach website roughly marked large red background voice green background instrumental groups playing period instruments historically informed performances highlighted green vocal voice
Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir, BWV 131