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Suffering and Death in the Music of the Nativity

by Maria Batova

The nativity of Christ is the easiest Christian holiday for people to relate to since, after all, we were all born. The music dedicated to Christmas and created over the centuries has as many themes as the Gospel narratives. There is the good news from the angels, the gifts of the Magi, the joy of the coming of the Savior into the world.

Maria Batova

A classical musician, music historian, and poet. She is one of Russia’s best-known performers of early music, the founder of the early music ensemble “Musica Humana,” an educator in early music performance at the Moscow Conservatory, and one of Moscow’s preeminent church choir directors. Her poetry has been published in various journals, including Le Messager orthodoxe, and her essays in music history are widely published in professional and general knowledge publications.

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