musique concrète
See also: musique concrete
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French musique concrète.
Noun edit
musique concrète (uncountable)
- A genre of music created by the electronic manipulation of sounds that occur naturally.
- 1980, “I Confess”, performed by Dorothy:
- Pierre Henry's musique concrète, the Dixie Cups
- 1996 June 28, Ted Shen, “Cube”, in Chicago Reader[1]:
- Largely self-taught, he claimed to have been influenced by Schoenberg, Messiaen, and the musique concrete movement.
- 2007 May 11, The New York Times, “Pop and Rock Listings”, in New York Times[2]:
- TO LIVE AND SHAVE IN L.A., ROCK/USADOWN (Monday) The line between metal-on-metal harshness and abstract musique concrète is deliberately blurred in the music of To Live and Shave in L.A., a long-running collective led by Tom Smith.
Translations edit
type of music
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See also edit
Further reading edit
- musique concrète on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French edit
Etymology edit
Coined by French composer Pierre Schaeffer.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
musique concrète f (uncountable)
Descendants edit
- → English: concrete music (calque)
Further reading edit
- musique concrète on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr