Borrowed fromFrenchmusique concrète.
- (UK)IPA(key): /mjuːˌziːk kɒnˈkɹɛt/,/mjuːˈziːk kɒnˌkɹɛt/,/ˈmjuːzɪk kɒnˌkɹɛt/
musique concrète (uncountable)
- Agenre of music created by theelectronic manipulation of sounds that occurnaturally.
1980, “I Confess”, performed by Dorothy:Pierre Henry'smusique concrète, the Dixie Cups
1996 June 28, Ted Shen, “Cube”, inChicago Reader[1]:Largely self-taught, he claimed to have been influenced by Schoenberg, Messiaen, and themusique concrete movement.
2007 May 11, The New York Times, “Pop and Rock Listings”, inNew York Times[2]:TO LIVE AND SHAVE IN L.A., ROCK/USADOWN (Monday) The line between metal-on-metal harshness and abstractmusique concrète is deliberately blurred in the music of To Live and Shave in L.A., a long-running collective led by Tom Smith.
Coined by French composerPierre Schaeffer.
musiqueconcrète f (uncountable)
- musique concrète