La Nativité du Seigneur

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La Nativité du Seigneur is a landmark 1935 organ cycle by Olivier Messiaen that meditates on the Nativity of Christ through his distinctive harmonic language and rhythmic innovation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf organ composition
organ cycle
catalogueNumber without opus number
composer Olivier Messiaen NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin France
dedicatedTo the mystery of the Incarnation
genre classical music
organ music
sacred music
hasInfluenced 20th-century organ repertoire
contemporary sacred music
hasPart nine meditative movements
influencedBy Catholic theology
Gregorian chant NERFINISHED
Hindu rhythms
intendedInstrument pipe organ
keyCharacteristic programmatic titles
rich harmonic color
symbolic use of rhythm
language French
liturgicalAssociation Christmas NERFINISHED
movement Desseins éternels NERFINISHED
Dieu parmi nous NERFINISHED
Jésus accepte la souffrance
La Vierge et l’Enfant NERFINISHED
Le Verbe NERFINISHED
Les Anges NERFINISHED
Les Bergers NERFINISHED
Les Enfants de Dieu NERFINISHED
Les Mages NERFINISHED
notableFeature complex rhythmic innovation
theological program
use of modes of limited transposition
period 20th-century music
placeInOeuvre one of Messiaen’s earliest major organ works
premiereDate 1936
premiereLocation Paris NERFINISHED
publisher Durand NERFINISHED
recordedBy Marie-Claire Alain NERFINISHED
Olivier Latry NERFINISHED
Olivier Messiaen NERFINISHED
religiousContext Roman Catholicism
structure cycle of nine movements
style Messiaen’s early organ style
subject Nativity of Jesus NERFINISHED
yearOfComposition 1935

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Olivier Messiaen notableWork La Nativité du Seigneur