Monday 18 February 2013

Symphonie pour un homme seul



Symphonie pour un homme seul (Symphony for One Man Alone) is a musical composition by Pierre Schaeffer and Pierre Henry, composed in 1949–1950. It is an important early example of musique concrète.

The Symphonie was premiered at a concert on 18 March 1950. Comprising twenty-two movements of music produced using turntables and mixers, it was difficult to perform due to technical problems.The number of movements was reduced to 11 for a broadcast in 1951, and then to 12 for the revised 1966 version by Henry.