Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

musique concrète

/mjuːˌziːk kɒnˈkɹɛt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: musique -con-crete
IPA: /mjuːˌziːk kɒnˈkɹɛt/

29

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A genre of music created by the electronic manipulation of sounds that occur naturally.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Pierre Henry's musique concrète, the Dixie Cups"
"Largely self-taught, he claimed to have been influenced by Schoenberg, Messiaen, and the musique concrete movement."
"TO 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."

Etymology

Borrowed from French musique concrète.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: musique concrète

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /mjuːˌziːk kɒnˈkɹɛt/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

musique concrete (alternative) concrete music (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

electroacoustic

Questions

How do you pronounce musique concrète?: The recorded pronunciation is /mjuːˌziːk kɒnˈkɹɛt/.
What does musique concrète mean?: A genre of music created by the electronic manipulation of sounds that occur naturally.
Where does musique concrète come from?: It is traced to French.

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