Musique Concrète

This lesson is part of the Electronic Music & Sound Production category.

Objectives

• Students will be familiar with the concept and history of musique concrète.
• Students will be able to manipulate recorded sounds using digital audio software.
• Students will be familiar with related electronic subgenera such as circuit bending and glitch music.

Resources

• Frieze: Young, "Pierre Schaeffer and the Birth of Musique Concrète"
• Wikipedia: "Musique Concréte"

Class Activities

• Discussion and demonstration of musique concrète in historical and contemporary contexts
• Analysis of musique concrète in music of different styles
• Manipulation of a recorded sound using digital audio software

Assignments

• Identification and analysis of musique concrète in recorded music
• Composition of a short musique concrète piece