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Pierre Georges Albert François Henry ( French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ ɑ̃ʁi]; 9 December 1927 – 5 July 2017) [1] was a French composer and pioneer of musique concrète. [2] Biography. Henry was born in Paris, France, [3] and began experimenting at the age of 15 with sounds produced by various objects.
Pierre Henry, born in 1927, was the first traditionally trained composer to join Pierre Schaeffer in the adventure of "musique concrète" (lit. concrete music) in 1949. He became one of the most renowned composers of his time and the leading creator of electroacoustic music, a new form of expression that he cultivated and celebrated more than ...
Dec 9, 2023 · Pierre Henry, who died on July 4, 2017, aged 89, has long been acknowledged as a key figure in the development of electroacoustic and electronic music.
- Oregano Rathbone
Jul 7, 2017 · Pierre Henry, a composer whose experiments with electronically manipulated sound helped create the style known as musique concrète and anticipated the innovations of techno, died on...
Explore the rich and diverse oeuvre of Pierre Henry, a pioneer of musique concrète and electroacoustic music. Discover his compositions for ballet, cinema, theatre, radio, visual art and advertising, as well as his discographic editions and texts.
Jul 8, 2017 · A daring French composer died earlier this week: Pierre Henry, who was 89 years old when he died on the night of July 5. His death was announced by his assistant and friend, Isabelle Warnier ...
Jul 8, 2017 · Pierre Henry, a true giant of 20th-century musical exploration, died this week at the age of 89, as reported by Le Monde. The composer began exploring the nascent possibilities of...
