musique concrète

See also: musique concrete

English

Alternative forms

• musique concrete
• concrete music

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
   • 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

type of music

• Finnish: konkreettinen musiikki
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See also

• electroacoustic
• musique concrète on Wikipedia.Wikipedia