I'm very aware of what you're talking about as I was involved with the radio in Africa in the same period as I was doing Concrete - I was doing both at the same time. Pierre Schaeffer africaawareconcrete Change image and share on social
Sound is the vocabulary of nature. Pierre Schaeffer naturesoundvocabulary Change image and share on social
It's ridiculous that time and time again we need a radioactive cloud coming out of a nuclear power-station to remind us that atomic energy is extraordinarily dangerous. Pierre Schaeffer atomiccloudcome Change image and share on social
The moment at which music reveals its true nature is contained in the ancient exercise of the theme with variations. The complete mystery of music is explained right there. Pierre Schaeffer ancientcompletecontain Change image and share on social
The world has just got more dangerous because the things we use have got more dangerous. Pierre Schaeffer dangerousthingworld Change image and share on social
The whole problem of the sound-work is distancing oneself from the dramatic. Pierre Schaeffer distancedramaticoneself Change image and share on social
Noises have generally been thought of as indistinct, but this is not true. Pierre Schaeffer generallyindistinctnoise Change image and share on social
