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musique concrète en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /mjuːˌziːk kɒnˈkɹɛt/ (UK)
• /mjuːˈziːk kɒnˌkɹɛt/ (UK)
• /ˈmjuːzɪk kɒnˌkɹɛt/ (UK)

Etymology

Borrowed from French musique concrète.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) A genre of music created by the electronic manipulation of sounds that occur naturally.
   • 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. 2007 May 11, The New York Times, “Pop and Rock Listings”, in New York Times:
   • Pierre Henry's musique concrète, the Dixie Cups 1980, “I Confess”, performed by Dorothy:
   • Largely self-taught, he claimed to have been influenced by Schoenberg, Messiaen, and the musique concrete movement. 1996 June 28, Ted Shen, “Cube”, in Chicago Reader:

Forms

Relateds

electroacoustic

Translations (4)

fi konkreettinen musiikki (type of music) · ro muzică concretă (type of music) · el συγκεκριμένη μουσική (type of music) · fr musique concrète (type of music)