concrete music

American  

noun

1. musique concrète.

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concrete music British  

noun

1. music consisting of an electronically modified montage of tape-recorded sounds

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Etymology

Origin of concrete music

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

He uses the soundtrack brilliantly, fusing concrete music with sound effects and score to unsettle and position the uber-mannered, hyper-real performances of his actors.

From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2011

B�jart likes to work with concrete music because it approximates "the infinite variety of the body's natural movements," and there is a system in his mad creations.

From Time Magazine Archive