musique concrète artists
7 published musique concrète artists, led by Frank Zappa, John Cage and Karlheinz Stockhausen.
At a glance
7 published musique concrète artists; 370 studio albums have verified cover art.
- Published artists0 tier 1 · 4 tier 2 · 3 tier 3
- 7
- Release groups
- 918
- Studio albums
- 574
- Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
- 370
- Timeline events
- 584
- Average career spanfirst to last dated release
- 64.3 years
- Full biographies
- 6
- Biography words
- 45,835
When they started
Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1960s (4 artists).
| Decade | Artists |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 2 |
| 1960s | 4 |
Where they come from
Countries with the most musique concrète artists. France leads with 4.
Often paired with
Genres that share artists with musique concrète. The most shared is experimental music, with 3 artists in both.
Covers from musique concrète
370 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.
Funky Nothingness
Frank Zappa · 2023
Live… New York 1984
Frank Zappa · 2022
The Michigan Muffin Man (Detroit broadcast 1976)
Frank Zappa · 2021
Zoot Alors!
Frank Zappa · 2017
Live at the “Piknik” Show in Uddel, NL June 18th, 1970
Frank Zappa · 2016
The Rare Tapes Broadcast (Garden City, New York 31 December 1974)
Frank Zappa · 2016
Dance Me This
Frank Zappa · 2015
Joe’s Camouflage
Frank Zappa · 2014
Perfect Strangers
Frank Zappa · 2014
Feeding the Monkies at Ma Maison
Frank Zappa · 2011
Greasy Love Songs
Frank Zappa · 2010
Joe's Demoge
Frank Zappa · 2010
Leaders
Frank Zappa has the most release groups (299); John Cage the longest career (75 years); John Cage the most awards (5).
Most prolific
| Artist | release groups |
|---|---|
| Frank Zappa | 299 |
| John Cage | 287 |
| Karlheinz Stockhausen | 202 |
| Luc Ferrari | 64 |
| Pierre Henry | 55 |
Longest careers
first to last dated release
| Artist | years |
|---|---|
| John Cage | 75 |
| Pierre Schaeffer | 67 |
| Frank Zappa | 64 |
| Karlheinz Stockhausen | 64 |
| Pierre Henry | 60 |
Most decorated
| Artist | awards |
|---|---|
| John Cage | 5 |
| Karlheinz Stockhausen | 5 |
| Frank Zappa | 4 |
| Pierre Henry | 3 |
| Pierre Schaeffer | 2 |
Most famous musique concrète artists
Frank Zappa
United States · Person · born 1940
rock music, psychedelic rock, experimental rock, jazz, progressive rock, alternative rock, jazz fusion, classical music, experimental music, avant-garde music, proto-punk, comedy rock, avant-pop, avant-prog, art music, musique concrète
110 wikis
John Cage
United States · Person · born 1912
electronic music, classical music, opera, experimental music, avant-garde music, musique concrète, 20th-century classical music, performance art, aleatoric music
76 wikis
Karlheinz Stockhausen
Germany · Person · born 1928
electronic music, opera, experimental music, musique concrète, chamber music, 20th-century classical music, serialism, aleatoric music
63 wikis
Pierre Schaeffer
France · Person · born 1910
musique concrète
34 wikis
Pierre Henry
France · Person · born 1927
electronic rock, musique concrète
28 wikis
Luc Ferrari
France · Person · born 1929
contemporary classical music, musique concrète, electroacoustic music
15 wikis
Costin Miereanu
France · Person · born 1943
contemporary classical music, musique concrète
6 wikis