Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Electronic music composed of instrumental and natural sounds often altered or distorted in the recording process.
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- noun A
genre of music created by theelectronic manipulation of sounds that occurnaturally
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[French : musique, music + concrète, concrete.]
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From French musique concrète
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dontcry commented on the word musique concrète
Is the second word in this entry pronounced as if one were hocking up a...you-know?
And, by the way, what the hell does it mean?
To save you time, yes, I think you are the Oracle.
June 6, 2008
yarb commented on the word musique concrète
HA HA!
Yes, it's as if you were hocking up a big wet furball.
It's a wanky kind of ambient music, I believe.
June 6, 2008
whichbe commented on the word musique concrète
A style of avant-garde music that relies on recorded sounds, including natural environmental sounds and other non-inherently-musical noises to create music. It is a common misunderstanding that musique concrète does not use sounds from musical instruments. These are used right from the earliest works in the genre. The instrument sounds are recorded or sampled from grammaphone recordings, they are often manipulated, and are featured along with other sounds in the final work. (Wikipedia)
June 6, 2008
madmouth commented on the word musique concrète
yarb, this is the first time I've heard someone besides myself and friends use 'wanky' in this sense. is it Van city or astral affinity?
October 4, 2009
yarb commented on the word musique concrète
Madmo, it's a yewkay thing. I've never heard it in Van. So I suppose it must be kismet.
October 27, 2009