De profundis refers to

Psalm 130 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 ...

(129 in the Vulgate), traditionally known as the ''De profundis'' ("Out of the depths") from its opening words in Latin. It may refer to:

Films

* '' De Profundis'', an animated film by

Miguelanxo Prado Miguelanxo Prado () is a Galician people, Galician comic book creator. He was born in A Coruña, Spain in 1958. Biography Prado studied architecture, wrote novels and painted before his career in comics. He worked for several magazines and wro ...

* ''De Profundis'', a 1990 Italian film directed by

Luigi Cozzi Luigi Cozzi (born 7 September 1947) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. At a young age, Cozzi became a fan of science fiction and began his career as an overseas correspondent for Western film magazines. After directing his first film ' ...

, whose title was later changed to ''The Black Cat'' * the German title of the 1919 film '' Out of the Depths''

Music

* ''De Profundis'', a grand-motet by J.-B. Lully, 1683 *''De Profundis,'' 7 settings by

Marc-Antoine Charpentier Marc-Antoine Charpentier (; 1643 – 24 February 1704) was a French Baroque composer during the reign of Louis XIV. One of his most famous works is the main theme from the prelude of his ''Te Deum'' ''H.146, Marche en rondeau''. This theme is st ...

, H.156 (1670), H.189 (1683), H.212 (1690), H.213 - H.213 a (1690), H.232 ( ?), H.211 (1690), H.222 (1690). *''De Profundis'' S.23 (1689, remodeled in 1720) by Michel-Richard Delalande *''De Profundis'' (1704) by

Henry Desmarest Henri Desmarets (February 1661 – 7 September 1741) was a French composer of the Baroque music, Baroque period primarily known for his stage works, although he also composed sacred music as well as secular cantatas, songs and instrumenta ...

*''De Profundis'' C.117'','' a grand-motet by

Louis-Nicolas Clérambault Louis-Nicolas Clérambault (19 December 1676 – 26 October 1749) was a French musician, best known as an organist and composer. He was born, and died, in Paris. Biography Clérambault came from a musical family (his father and two of his sons w ...

* ''De Profundis'' (Pärt), a composition by

Arvo Pärt Arvo Pärt (; born 11 September 1935) is an Estonian composer of contemporary classical music. Since the late 1970s, Pärt has worked in a minimalist style that employs tintinnabuli, a compositional technique he invented. Pärt's music is in p ...

for men's voices, percussion (ad lib.) and organ, 1980 ** ''De Profundis'' (ballet), a ballet by J. Lang (2007) to Arvo Pärt's composition; see

Colorado Ballet Colorado Ballet encompasses a 40-member professional performing ballet company, a studio company for advanced dance students, an academy, and an education and outreach department. Based in downtown Denver, Colorado, Colorado Ballet serves more th ...

* ''De Profundis'' (Vader album), 1995 * ''De Profundis'' (After Crying album), 1996 * ''De Profundis'' (PMM album), 2005 * ''De Profundis'' (Pizzetti), a musical work by

Ildebrando Pizzetti Ildebrando Pizzetti (20 September 1880 – 13 February 1968) was an Italian composer of classical music, as well as a musicologist and a music critic. Biography Pizzetti was born in Parma in 1880. He was part of the "Generation of 1880" alon ...

* ''De Profundis'', a composition for male voice choir by Leevi Madetoja, 1925 * ''De Profundis'', a piano composition with orchestra by Franz Liszt * ''De Profundis'', a piano sonata by

Boris Arapov Boris Aleksandrovich Arapov (; 12 September 1905 in Saint Petersburg – 27 January 1992 in Saint Petersburg) was a Soviet and Russian composer. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1976). Life and career Arapov grew up in Poltava, Ukraine, and took ...

* ''De Profundis'', a composition by

Frederic Rzewski Frederic Anthony Rzewski ( ; April 13, 1938 – June 26, 2021) was an American composer and pianist, considered to be one of the most important American composer-pianists of his time. From 1977 up to his eventual death, he lived mainly in Be ...

for solo piano * "De Profundis", a song by

Dead Can Dance Dead Can Dance are a British-Australian band founded in Melbourne in 1981 by Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard, before relocating to London the following year. The Australian music historian Ian McFarlane described Dead Can Dance's style as "const ...

* "De Profundis", a song from ''The Wild Hunt'' (Watain album) (2013) * De Profundis, a

British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture ...

death metal Death metal is an extreme metal, extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep death growl, growling vocals; aggressive ...

band * ''De Profundis'', an album by

The Cracow Klezmer Band The Cracow Klezmer Band was a Polish jazz quartet formed by accordionist and composer in 1997 in the city of Kraków, and recorded for Tzadik Records. The group performed at Jewish Culture festivals in Hungary, Finland, Poland, Prague, and the Cz ...

* ''De Profundis'', a symphony by

Heinz Winbeck Heinz Winbeck (11 February 1946 – 26 March 2019) was a German composer, conductor and academic teacher. He is known for five large-scale symphonies, which he programmatically subtitled, such as " Tu Solus" and " De Profundis". As a composition ...

* ''De Profundis'', the 2nd symphony composed by

Gustavo Becerra-Schmidt Gustavo Becerra-Schmidt (August 26, 1925 – January 3, 2010) was a Chilean composer. Biography and career Becerra-Schmidt was born in Temuco, Chile. He studied at The Chilean National Conservatory, and was taught by Pedro Humberto Allende. The ...

* ''De Profundis'', a piece composed by

Patrick Cassidy (composer) Patrick Cassidy is an Irish orchestral, choral, and film score composer. Early life and education Cassidy was born in Claremorris, County Mayo in Ireland. He received a BSc in applied mathematics from the University of Limerick in 1985 and sup ...

in his album ''Famine Remembrance'' (1997).https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm306ILlCyU

Literature

* ''De Profundis'' (letter), an 1897 work written by Oscar Wilde during his imprisonment, in the form of a letter to Lord Alfred Douglas * "De Profundis", a poem by

Federico García Lorca Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca (5 June 1898 – 19 August 1936) was a Spanish poet, playwright, and theatre director. García Lorca achieved international recognition as an emblematic member of the Generation of '27, a g ...

, set to music in the first movement of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 14 * "De Profundis", a 1998 poem by Regina Derieva * "De Profundis", an 1876 poem by

Christina Rossetti Christina Georgina Rossetti (5 December 1830 – 29 December 1894) was an English writer of romanticism, romantic, devotional and children's poems, including "Goblin Market" and "Remember". She also wrote the words of two Christmas carols well k ...

* "De Profundis", a poem by J. Slauerhoff in the 1928 collection '' Eldorado'' * "De Profundis", a short story by

Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for ''A Study in Scarlet'', the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Hol ...

written in 1892 * "AMERICA '62: De Profundis", a 2007 prose piece by

Panos Ioannides Panos Ioannides (; 22 March 1935 – 4 July 2021) was a Cypriot novelist and playwright. Biography Panos Ioannides was born in Famagusta, Cyprus, in 1935. He studied Mass Communications and Sociology in the United States and Canada. He served ...

* ''

Suspiria de Profundis ''Suspiria de profundis'' (a Latin phrase meaning "sighs from the depths") is a collection of essays in the form of prose poems by English writer Thomas De Quincey, first published in 1845. An examination of the process of memory as influenced ...

'', a collection of essays by Thomas De Quincey

Other uses

* ''De Profundis'' (role-playing game), a tabletop role-playing game * De Profundis Stone, a recumbent stone in County Westmeath, Ireland at which funeral processions halted to recite the psalm

Films

Music

Literature

Other uses

See also