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. Written in 1935, La Nativité du Seigneur is one of Messiaen's most popular organ works, and a piece that helped to establish the then 27 year-old as an important figure in contemporary music. Significantly, the work contains early examples of Messiaen's signature compositional elements, such as birdsong, rhythmic inspiration from Hindustani and Carnatic musical traditions, and the 'modes of limited transportation,' which he would later publish in La technique de mon langage musical.