Concret PH



Dated: 1958
Instrumentation: Two / Four-channel tape
Timing: 2'45
Premiere: At the Philips pavillion in Brussels in 1958
Dedicated to:
Commissioned by: Composed at the request of Le Corbusier
Published: R.T.F.


The tape was created at GRM (Groupe de Recherches Musicales) in Paris, France and was played, together with Varèse's Poème électronique inside the Philips pavillion, during the World Fair in Brussels. A revised version of the piece was made in 1968 (Concret PH II)
Recording available from Electronic Music Foundation Media EMF102