The musique concrète
Example: The musique concrète revolutionized modern composition with recorded sounds.
Definition
The "musique concrète" is a genre of music that involves creating compositions by manipulating recorded natural sounds rather than using traditional musical instruments. It revolutionized modern composition by emphasizing sound textures and timbres sourced from real-world audio recordings.
Etymology
The term "musique concrète" originates from French, meaning 'concrete music.' It was coined in the 1940s by Pierre Schaeffer to describe a new approach to music that treats recorded sounds as raw material. Did you know that this concept marked a significant shift from abstract musical notation to tangible sound objects?
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"The musique concrète" appears in the Vocaplus list "English - Music - (C2) - set 1", containing 99 commonly used words.
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