Pierre Schaeffer, "Etude aux chemins de fer"

The first piece of "musique concrete," composed by Pierre Schaeffer in 1948 out of sounds produced by trains. This is posted as a reference to a series of articles on the problems of composition posed by musique concrete. The article on Peirre Schaeffer can be found here: http://againstthemodernworld.blogspot.com/2007/11/case-study-pierre-schaeffer.html If you like this music, please purchase the album: http://www.amazon.com/L-Oeuvre-Musicale-Pierre-Schaeffer/dp/B00005Y972