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Musique concrète (French pronunciation: [myzik kɔ̃kʁɛt]; lit. ' concrete music ') is a type of music composition that utilizes recorded sounds as raw material. Sounds are often modified through the application of audio signal processing and tape music techniques, and may be assembled into a form of sound collage.
Musique concrète, (French: “concrete music”), experimental technique of musical composition using recorded sounds as raw material. The technique was developed about 1948 by the French composer Pierre Schaeffer and his associates at the Studio d’Essai (“Experimental Studio”) of the French radio.
Jun 3, 2020 · Defined as music created using recorded sound as source material (ie ‘concrete’ sound sources rather than musical instruments), musique concrète grew out of an experimental environment as recording equipment slowly became more commonplace.
Mar 25, 2009 · Musique Concrete is the experimental technique of musical composition using recorded sounds as raw material. The principle uses the assemblage of various natural sounds to...
Jul 15, 2023 · Musique concrète is a genre of experimental music that emerged in the mid-20th century, pioneered by composers such as Pierre Schaeffer and Pierre Henry. It is characterized by the composition and manipulation of sounds recorded from the real world, as opposed to traditional musical instruments.
May 15, 2021 · “Concrète” referred to the raw sound material used, like the whistling, chuffing and rattling noises emitted by steam locomotives that Schaeffer reworked in his famous 1948 piece étude aux chemins de fer.
In Search of a Concrete Music chronicles four years of sustained, feverish creativity and intellectual effort. The ‘revolution’ attracted many acolytes within and beyond France, and the GRM organization – still extant today – became a rite of passage for hopeful electronic musicians.
