Musique Concrete

Musique concrète emerged in post-war France during the 1940s when composers decided that traditional instruments were far too mainstream and experimented with recorded sounds from the everyday world, like trams and typewriters. It sounds like a chaotic soundscape that might lead you to wonder if someone left their recording device running during a particularly noisy afternoon. This genre has prompted discussions about the very definition of music, leaving some aficionados wondering if they accidentally wandered into an art installation instead of a concert.