Musique concrète (French pronunciation: [myzik kɔ̃kʁɛt]; lit. 'concrete music')[nb 1] is a type of music composition that utilizes recorded sounds as raw material.[1] Sounds are often modified through the application of audio signal processing and tape music techniques, and may be assembled into a form of sound collage.[nb 2] It can feature sounds derived from recordings of musical instruments, th