concrete music

A form of musique concrète — A genre of music created by the electronic manipulation of sounds that occur naturally.

OriginFrench musique concrète →
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Meanings

nounconcrete music (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of musique concrète.

Origin

  1. Frenchmusique concrète
  2. Englishconcrete music

Calque of French musique concrète.

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APA

concrete music. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/concrete%20music

MLA

“concrete music.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/concrete%20music. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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