musique concrète
noun
mu·sique con·crète
myu̇-ˈzēk-kōⁿ-ˈkret 
mᵫ-
: a recorded montage of natural sounds often electronically modified and presented as a musical composition
Examples of musique concrète in a Sentence
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Side-stepping Goblin’s bombastic goth-prog from the 1977 original, Yorke instead opted for an unsettling mix of musique concrete, krautrock, and electronic sci-fi.
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Jon O'Brien, SPIN, 26 Jan. 2024
In the intervening span, McQueen’s explorations on the fringes of sound have made Leaving an oasis for everything from New Age to musique concrete to idiosyncratic R&B.
—Jeff Weiss, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2023
The soundtrack, in which dialogue is subsumed by sound effects, is a masterful piece of musique concrete; Tati rerecorded and embellished it in 1961.
—Patrick Friel, Chicago Reader, 16 May 2018
Jon O'Brien, SPIN, 26 Jan. 2024
In the intervening span, McQueen’s explorations on the fringes of sound have made Leaving an oasis for everything from New Age to musique concrete to idiosyncratic R&B.
—Jeff Weiss, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2023
The soundtrack, in which dialogue is subsumed by sound effects, is a masterful piece of musique concrete; Tati rerecorded and embellished it in 1961.
—Patrick Friel, Chicago Reader, 16 May 2018
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Word History
Etymology
French, literally, concrete music
First Known Use
1952, in the meaning defined above
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“Musique concrète.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/musique%20concr%C3%A8te. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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