Meanings
alternative musique concrete · alternative concrete music
- uncountableA genre of music created by the electronic manipulation of sounds that occur naturally.
Pierre Henry's musique concrète, the Dixie Cups
1980, “I Confess”, performed by Dorothy2 more examples
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 ReaderTO 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
Origin
- Frenchmusique concrète
- Englishmusique concrète
Borrowed from French musique concrète.
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Finnish konkreettinen musiikki
- konkreettinen musiikkitype of music
French musique concrète
- musique concrètetype of music
Greek συγκεκριμένη μουσική
- συγκεκριμένη μουσική (sygkekriméni mousikí)type of music
Polish muzyka konkretna
- muzyka konkretnatype of music
Romanian muzică concretă
- muzică concretătype of music
Spanish música concreta
- música concretatype of music
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musique concrète. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/musique%20concr%C3%A8te
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