Psalm 130 is the 130th psalm of the Book of Psalms, one of the penitential psalms and one of 15 psalms that begin with the words "A song of ascents" (Shir Hama'alot). The first verse is a call to God in deep sorrow, from "out of the depths" or "out of the deep", as it is translated in the King James Version of the Bible and the Coverdale translation (used in the Book of Common Prayer), respectively. In Latin, it is known as De profundis. In the slightly different numbering system used in the Greek Septuagint version of the Bible, and in the Latin Vulgate, this psalm is Psalm 129. The New American Bible Revised Edition (2010) divides the psalm into two parts: verses 1-4 are a cry for mercy; verses 5-8 are a model expression of trust in God. The psalm forms a regular part of Jewish, Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican and other Protestant liturgies. It is paraphrased in hymns such as Martin Luther's "Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir" in German. The psalm has often been set to music, by composers such as Orlando di Lasso and Heinrich Schütz. John Rutter set it in English as a movement of his Requiem.

The Canticle of the Sun (Sonnengesang) is a composition by Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina written in 1997 and published by Hans Sikorski, it is based on the "Canticle of the Sun" by Saint Francis of Assisi and is dedicated to Mstislav Rostropovich for his seventieth birthday. Though the piece features a soloist and an ensemble, Gubaidulina did not consider it a cello concerto.

The following is a non-exhaustive list of notable compositions for the double bass, part of the repertoire of this instrument.

Marina Ivanovna Tsvetaeva (Russian: Марина Ивановна Цветаева, IPA: [mɐˈrʲinə ɪˈvanəvnə tsvʲɪˈta(j)ɪvə]; 8 October [O.S. 26 September] 1892 – 31 August 1941) was a Russian poet. Her work is some of the best known in twentieth-century Russian literature. She lived through and wrote about the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the subsequent Moscow famine. Marina attempted to save her daughter Irina from starvation by placing her in a state orphanage in 1919, where Irina died of hunger. Tsvetaeva left Russia in 1922 and lived with her family in increasing poverty in Paris, Berlin and Prague before returning to Moscow in 1939. Her husband Sergei Efron and their daughter Ariadna (Alya) were arrested on espionage charges in 1941, when her husband was executed. Tsvetaeva hanged herself in 1941. A lyrical poet of passion and daring linguistic experimentation, she chronicled her times and the depths of the human condition.

This is an incomplete list of compositions by the Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina (1931–2025). She was highly prolific, producing numerous chamber, orchestral and choral works. Her output has been described as exploring the tensions between Western and Eastern music, and is characterised by "innovative use of microtonality and chromaticism, rhythm over form and a use of contrasting tonalities. Gubaidulina incorporated unusual instrumental combinations. In Erwartung ("In Anticipation") combines a range of percussion instruments (bongos, güiros, temple blocks, cymbals and tam-tams among others) with a saxophone quartet. Melodically, she uses frequent and intense chromatic motifs rather than long melodic phrases. She sought to use music to attain unity with the divine. She achieved this through the use of micro-chromaticism (i.e., quarter tones) and frequent glissandi. Explaining her use of harmonics, specifically in her Rejoice! sonata for violin and cello, Gubaidulina said that "the possibility for string instruments to derive pitches of various heights at one and the same place on the string can be experienced in music as the transition to another plane of existence. And that is joy. Asked in 2011 about her increasing prolificacy as she got older and if she ever felt like slowing down, Gubaidulina replied that she had "many interesting projects, more than I can ever make...and there are always new soundscapes to explore."

Johannes-Ostern (St John Easter) is a sacred oratorio by Sofia Gubaidulina, composed in 2001, continuing her Johannes-Passion (St John Passion) written to commemorate Johann Sebastian Bach in 2000. Gubaidulina compiled her text in Russian for both works mostly from the Gospel of John and the Book of Revelation, and scored them for four soloists, double choir, organ and orchestra. Both works were first performed together at the Michaeliskirche in Hamburg on 16 March 2002 by singers and the orchestra from the Mariinsky Theatre combined with the NDR Chor and NDR Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Valery Gergiev. The full title of both pieces is in German Passion und Auferstehung Jesu Christi nach Johannes and in English Passion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ according to St John. The UK premiere was given as part of the 2002 BBC Proms. They were published by Sikorski.

The Johannes-Passion (St John Passion) is a sacred oratorio by Sofia Gubaidulina, composed in 2000 on a commission to commemorate Johann Sebastian Bach who had composed his Johannes-Passion, a setting of the Passion as narrated the Gospel of John first performed in Leipzig on Good Friday 1724. Gubaidulina compiled her text from both the Gospel of John and the Book of Revelation and scored the work for four soloists, double choir, organ and orchestra.