musique concrète
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of musique concrète
Literally, “concrete music”
Example Sentences
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McCartney, meanwhile, was on a mission to absorb the full spectrum of the 1960s avant-garde, from visual art and short films to free jazz and musique concrète.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2022
Kyle Mooney and Beck Bennett chose FaceTime for their sketch, a bizarre bit of musique concrète with a surprise appearance from Fred Armisen:
From Slate ● Apr. 12, 2020
The result is Kraftwerk meets musique concrète — an eclectic assemblage of electronic pop with clothing as its primary subject matter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2019
Dittrich’s piece — and its use of chance, electronics and destruction — follows a long tradition that includes musique concrète and John Cage’s compositions for radios and gramophones.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 26, 2017
Coming from New York’s avant-garde community, Ms. Ono was familiar with found-sound, chance-based, electronic and musique concrète compositional techniques.
From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2016
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