The Two Pierres: War as creator, machine as musician
New light on the 'modern' music of the 20th century. Gillian Moore explores the role of the two Pierres - Schaeffer and Henry - in the development of electronic music.
Kate Molleson and Gillian Moore introduce 蜜芽传媒 Radio 3's series exploring the pivotal 'modern' musical works of the 20th century, the groundbreaking composers who created them, and the radical cultural and artistic movements which gave rise to them.
This week, Gillian explores the role of the two Pierres - Schaeffer and Henry, and their Groupe de Recherche de Musique Concr猫te - in the development of electronic music. We鈥檒l track the influence of artists like Wassily Kandinsky on this revolution in music-making; travel to Britain, Japan and Egypt to see how a German invention propelled composers all across the globe down the path of manipulating recorded sound; and enjoy the whole of Schaeffer and Henry鈥檚 mid-century masterpiece 鈥楽ymphonie pour un homme seul鈥� (1949鈥�1950).
Produced by Sam Phillips
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