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Pierre Henry

Pierre Henry has been played on NTS over 60 times, featured on 60 episodes and was first played on 8 February 2013.

Pierre Henry (9 December 1927 – 5 July 2017) was a French composer, considered a pioneer of the musique concrète genre of electronic music.

Pierre Henry was born in Paris, France, and began experimenting at the age of 15 with sounds produced by various objects. He became fascinated with the integration of noise into music. He studied with Nadia Boulanger, Olivier Messiaen, and Félix Passerone at the Paris Conservatoire from 1938 to 1948 (Dhomont 2001).

Between 1949 and 1958, Henry worked at the Club d'Essai…

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Psyché Rock
Pierre Henry
Philips1970
Psyché Rock
Pierre HenryPhilips1970
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Jéricho Jerk
Pierre Henry, Michel Colombier
Philips1967
Jéricho Jerk
Pierre Henry, Michel ColombierPhilips1967
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Catherine Malade
Pierre Henry
Philips1962
Catherine Malade
Pierre HenryPhilips1962
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Générique (Thème De Myriam)
Pierre Henry
Philips1962
Générique (Thème De Myriam)
Pierre HenryPhilips1962
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Fight
Pierre Henry, Gilbert Artman, Urban Sax
Philips1982
Fight
Pierre Henry, Gilbert Artman, Urban SaxPhilips1982
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Rock Électronique
Pierre Henry
Philips1967
Rock Électronique
Pierre HenryPhilips1967
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Éblouissement De La Reine
Pierre Henry
Philips1967
Éblouissement De La Reine
Pierre HenryPhilips1967
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Danse Du Jeune Homme
Pierre Henry
Unidisc1965
Danse Du Jeune Homme
Pierre HenryUnidisc1965
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Messe Pour Le Temps Présent
Pierre Henry, Michel Colombier
Philips1967
Messe Pour Le Temps Présent
Pierre Henry, Michel ColombierPhilips1967
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Offering
Pierre Henry, Spooky Tooth
Philips1970
Offering
Pierre Henry, Spooky ToothPhilips1970
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