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
The French composer Luc Ferrari created this immersive, glacial piece of musique concrète from sounds he gathered via his windowsill on the Croatian island of Korcula.
From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2020
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
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