Who is considered the "chief developer" of musique concrète?
Pierre Schaeffer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig van Beethoven
Antonio Vivaldi
Answer
Pierre Schaeffer (1910-1995) was a French composer and theorist who is considered the "chief developer" of musique concrète, a form of electronic music that uses recorded sounds as its raw material. He began experimenting with musique concrète in the early 1940s, and his work helped to establish the genre as a legitimate form of artistic expression.
Uncovering the Soundscape: Exploring the Legacy of Pierre Schaeffer
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