La Nativité (Poèmes Évangéliques)

A programmatic work in four sections: the creche, an introspective opening with the melody played on the Cromorne; the angels, depicted through an 8' and 2' combination; the shepherds, with their plaintive tune played on the oboe; and the Holy Family, a recapitulation of the opening material with the solo played on a 4' flute.