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The text of Aus der Tiefen (‘Out of the deep’) is based on the words of Psalm 130. However, Schelle did not use the whole text in its original version; instead it only appears in the three tutti sections at the beginning, middle and end of the work. For the other parts the composer used a rhymed paraphrase, which allowed him to set these verses as stanzaic arias followed by ritornelli, giving the work the appearance of a cantata.

from notes by Peter Wollny © 2001
English: Viola Scheffel