Short bio Pierre Schaeffer
Full biography Pierre Schaeffer
Pierre Schaeffer was a French composer and musicologist who is widely regarded as the father of musique concrète, a form of electroacoustic music that involves manipulating and transforming recordings of real-world sounds to create new works. Born on August 14, 1910 in Nancy, France, Schaeffer studied at the École Polytechnique in Paris before undergoing military service. He became interested in music during this time and began to experiment with recording and manipulating sounds, eventually leading to the creation of musique concrète.
Schaeffer's early compositions were often inspired by the sounds of urban environments and industrial machinery, and he worked closely with fellow composers such as Pierre Henry and Jacques Poullin to refine the techniques and principles that underpinned his music. In addition to his composition work, Schaeffer was also a prominent musicologist and theoretician, publishing a number of influential works on the nature of sound and music.
Over the course of his career, Schaeffer created a large body of influential works that helped to redefine the boundaries of music and sound. Some of his most notable compositions include Cinq études de bruits (1948), Étude aux chemins de fer (1948), and Symphonie pour un homme seul (1950), all of which utilize recordings of everyday sounds to create unique and innovative musical textures. In recognition of his contributions to modern music, Schaeffer was awarded the prestigious Grand Prix National de la Musique in 1952.
Pierre Schaeffer died on August 19, 1995 in Aix-en-Provence, France. Despite his passing, his legacy continues to inspire and influence contemporary composers around the world, and his pioneering work in the field of musique concrète remains an important milestone in the history of modern music.
Albums featuring Pierre Schaeffer
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Pierre Schaeffer, Pierre Henry – Musique Concrète 1956 - 1962(2×CD, Compilation) | 2023 | Frémeaux & Associés |
| 2 |  |
L'expérience Musicale - 1959(6×File, WAV) | 2021 | Transversales Disques |
| 3 |  |
Groupe De Recherches Musicales, Pierre Schaeffer – Musique Experimentale(8×File, MP3, Compilation, Reissue) | 2013 | BNF Collection |
| 4 |  |
5 Études De Bruits - Étude Aux Objets(LP, Compilation) | 2010 | Disques Dreyfus |
| 5 |  |
Henry - Schaeffer - Arthuys – Panorama Of Musique Concrete(12×File, MP3) | 2010 | Sinetone AMR |
| 6 |  |
Pierre Schaeffer, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Iannis Xenakis, Pierre Henry, Edgard Varèse – Adventures In Sound(CD, Compilation) | 2009 | Él |
| 7 |  |
Pierre Schaeffer : Paroles D'Homme(4×CD, Compilation, Box Set, ) | 2008 | INA-GRM |
| 8 |  |
Pierre Schaeffer / Claude Arrieu – La Coquille À Planètes: Suite Fantastique Pour Une Voix Et Douze Monstres En Huit Emissions Radiophoniques(4×CD, Compilation, Reissue, Mono) | 1990 | Disques Adès |
| 9 |  |
L'Œuvre Musicale | 1990 | INA-GRM |
| 10 |  |
Dix Ans d'Essais Radiophoniques Du Studio Au Club D'Essai : 1942-1952(4×CD, Compilation, Reissue) | 1989 | Phonurgia Nova |
| 11 |  |
Parole Et Musique(LP) | 1982 | INA-GRM |
| 12 |  |
Le Trièdre Fertile | 1978 | Philips |
| 13 |  |
Pierre Schaeffer & Pierre Henry – Symphonie Pour Un Homme Seul / Concerto Des Ambiguïtés | 1972 | Philips |
| 14 |  |
Étude Aux Objets - Étude Aux Allures - Étude Aux Sons Animés - Étude De Bruits - L'oiseau RAI - Suite Quatorze | 1971 | Philips |
| 15 |  |
Concrète Électro-Acoustique(10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album) | 1970 | MF (2) |
| 16 |  |
Pierre Schaeffer & Guy Reibel – Solfège De L'Objet Sonore | 1967 | Office de Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (ORTF) |
| 17 |  |
Anamorphoses I & II(7", 45 RPM) | 1960 | Gravesaner Blätter |
| 18 |  |
Groupe De Recherches Musicales De La R.T.F. Direction: Pierre Schaeffer – Musique Concrète 1959 N° 2 | 1959 | BAM |
| 19 |  |
Groupe De Recherches Musicales De La R.T.F. Direction: Pierre Schaeffer – Musique Concrète 1959 N° 1 | 1959 | BAM |
| 20 |  |
Pierre Henry / Pierre Schaeffer / Michel Philippot – Panorama Of Musique Concrète No. 2 (Works By Henry, Schaeffer And Philippot)(LP, Promo) | 1957 | London Ducretet-Thomson |
| 21 |  |
Pierre Henry, Pierre Schaeffer – 1948/1952(Acetate, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM) | 1952 | Not on label (Pierre Henry Self-released) |
| 22 |  |
Pierre Schaeffer / Pierre Henry – Étude Pathétique / Bidule En Ut(Acetate, 12") | 1950 | Not on label (Pierre Henry Self-released) |
| 23 |  |
Pierre Henry, Pierre Schaeffer – L'oiseau Rai/Micro-Rouge II(Acetate, 12", 78 RPM) | 1950 | Not on label (Pierre Henry Self-released) |
| 24 |  |
Pierre Schaeffer, Jean-Jacques Grunenwald – Andantino Final - Concerto Diapason(Acetate, 12", 78 RPM) | 1948 | Not On Label (Pierre Schaeffer Self-released) |
| 25 |  |
Various, Pierre Schaeffer – The Liberation Of Paris(3×Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album) | 1945 | Asch Records |
| 26 |  |
Various, Pierre Schaeffer – Liberation de Paris(4×Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album) | 1944 | Disc Records |
Videos featuring Pierre Schaeffer
Pierre Schaeffer "Strette"
Pierre Schaeffer - Strette - sur l'album "Le triède fertile" (1978)
? Pierre Schaeffer - Cinq Études de bruits [FULL ALBUM] [1948] ?
?Artist/Group? Pierre Schaeffer
?Album/Compilation? Cinq Études de bruits
?Style? Concrete Music
?Year? 1948
?Tracklist:
? 00:00 Étude aux chemins de fer
? 02:53 Étude aux tourniquets
? 04:52 Étude violette
? 0
Iannis Xenakis -- Diamorphoses (1957)
Pierre Schaeffer - Etude Aux Objets (Objets Exposés)
Composed in 1959. Taken from the 1971 LP "Étude Aux Objets - Étude Aux Allures - Étude Aux Sons Animés - Étude De Bruits - L'Oiseau RAI - Suite Quatorze".
France
1959
Musique concrète / Electro
Written by : Luc Ferrari
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">Luc Ferrari "Étude aux accidents" 1959 BAM
7" "Musique concrète 1959 n°1" EP vinyl.
France
1959
Musique concrète / Electro
Written by : Luc Ferrari
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Pierre Schaeffer - Étude pathétique
Pierre Schaeffer - Étude pathétique - (1948) - sur la compilation "Archives GRM" (2004)
France
1959
Musique concrète / Electro
Written by : Henri Sauguet
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">Henri Sauguet "Premier aspect sentimental" 1959 BAM
7" "Musique concrète 1959 n°1" EP vinyl.
France
1959
Musique concrète / Electro
Written by : Henri Sauguet
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Pierre Schaeffer Étude aux sons animés tape music
Track from an old French LP of tape music
Pierre Schaeffer — Le Trièdre Fertile (1978) [Full album, 2012 Reissue]
Label: Recollection GRM – REGRM 001, Editions Mego – REGRM 001
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
Country: Austria
Released: 06 May 2012
Genre: Electronic
Style: Experimental
Tracklist
A1 Plutôt Dynamique (Étude Banale) 0:00
A2 Plutôt Harmonique 3:30
A3
Pierre Schaeffer - Étude Aux Allures
From VA - "Electronic Panorama: Paris, Tokyo, Utrecht, Warszawa" (Prospective 21e Siècle, 1970)
Pierre Schaeffer -- Études de bruits (1948)
00:00 Étude aux chemins de fer - trains
02:53 Étude aux tourniquets - toy tops and percussion instruments
04:52 Étude violette - piano recorded for Schaeffer by Boulez
08:12 Étude noire - piano recorded for Schaeffer by Boulez
12:11 Étude pathétique
France
1959
Musique concrète / Electro
Written by : Michel Philippot
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">Michel Philippot "Ambiance I" 1959 BAM
7" "Musique concrète 1959 n°1" EP vinyl.
France
1959
Musique concrète / Electro
Written by : Michel Philippot
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Pierre Schaeffer & Pierre Henry - Symphonie Pour Un Homme Seul (1949–1950)
„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.
Its movements are as follows:
Prosopopée I
Pa
Luc Ferrari Etude aux sons tendus Muisique Concrete
Avant garde tape music "dans les sons de la sortie"
Etude aux sons animés
Provided to YouTube by The Orchard Enterprises
Etude aux sons animés · Pierre Schaeffer
Collection Musique Concrète, Vol. 1
℗ 2016 Smith & Co.
Released on: 2016-03-07
Music Publisher: Sacem
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Pierre Schaeffer - Etude aux objets Part 1-5 (1959)
0:00 Objets exposés 3m35s
3:37 Objets étendus 2m56s
6:35 Objets multipliés 3m04s
9:40 Objets liés 3m09s
12:50 Objets rassemblés
Neben seiner wegweisenden Arbeit als Komponist, war Schaeffer ebenso ebenbürtig als Musiktheoretiker und Literat tätig,
Pierre Schaeffer - Objets étendus
Pierre Schaeffer - Objets étendus
Pierre Schaeffer & Pierre Henry: Orphée 53 (1953)
Pierre Schaeffer (1910-1995) & Pierre Henry (1927-2017): Orphée 53, Spectacle Lyrique, per nastro e campionamenti (1953).
I. Prolog
II. Premier air d'Orphée [01:15]
III. Premier récitativ d'Orphée [03:17]
IV. Les Monstres [06:37]
V. Parade d'Eurydice
France
1959
Musique concrète / Electro
Written by : Pierre Schaeffer
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">Pierre Schaeffer "Étude aux allures" 1959 BAM
7" "Musique concrète 1959 n°1" EP vinyl.
France
1959
Musique concrète / Electro
Written by : Pierre Schaeffer
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pierre schaeffer L'OISEAU RAI
1950
pour bande
Pierre Schaeffer - Etude aux objets "4.Objets liés"
Pierre Schaeffer - Etude aux objets "4.Objets liés" (1958) - sur l'album "Pierre Schaeffer – Étude aux objets - Étude aux allures - Étude aux sons animés - Étude de bruits - L'oiseau RAI - Suite Quatorze"
Pierre Schaeffer "Suite pour 14 instruments : Vagotte-Gavotte"
Pierre Schaeffer - Suite pour 14 instruments : Vagotte-Gavotte (1949) - sur la compilation "L'Œuvre Musicale - Volume 1: Les Incunables (1948-1950)" (1990)
Pierre Schaeffer : typologie des sons
Pierre Schaeffer : typologie des sons (typology of sounds)
Bidule en ut
Provided to YouTube by Frémeaux & associés
Bidule en ut · Pierre Henry · Pierre Henry
Musique concrète, 1956-1962
℗ Frémeaux & Associés
Released on: 2023-01-13
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Symphonie pour un homme seul (Béjart)
auteur de la musique pré-existante:
Henry, Pierre ; Schaeffer, Pierre
chorégraphe:
Béjart, Maurice
interprète:
Béjart, Maurice ; Seigneuret, Michèle
Pierre Schaeffer - Prossopopeé I
Symphonie pour un Homme Seul
con Pierre Henry
Imagenes de Yves Tanguy y Andrés Giraldo
Pierre Schaeffer - Partita
Symphonie pour un Homme Seul
con Pierre Henry
Imagenes de Kasimir Malevich y Andrés Giraldo
Pierre Schaeffer - Valse
Symphonie pour un Homme Seul
con Pierre Henry
Imágenes de Man Ray
Pierre Schaeffer - Scherzo
Symphonie pour un Homme Seul
con Pierre Henrry
Imágenes de Hannah Höch
Pierre Schaeffer - Collectif
Symphonie pour un Homme Seul
con Pierre Henry
Imagenes de Jean Arp
Pierre Schaeffer - Prosopopeé II
Symphonie pour un Homme Seul
con Pierre Henry
Imágenes de Naum Gabo y Anton Pevsner
Pierre Schaeffer - Eroïca
Symphonie pour un Homme Seul
con Pierre Henry
Imágenes de Edvard Munch
Pierre Schaeffer - Intermezzo
Symphonie Pour un Homme Seul
con Pierre Henry
Imágenes de Andrés Giraldo
Pierre Schaeffer - Cadence
Symphonie pour un Homme Seul
con Pierre Henry
con Imágenes de: Lyonel Feininger, Georg Grosz y Otto Dix
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