musique concrète

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See also: musique concrete

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from French musique concrète.

Noun

musique concrète (uncountable)

  1. 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:
      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:
      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.

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French

Etymology

Coined by French composer Pierre Schaeffer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /my.zik kɔ̃.kʁɛt/

Noun

musique concrète f (uncountable)

  1. musique concrète

Descendants

  • → English: concrete music (calque)

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