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Pierre Henry

Musician

French composer (1927–2017), pioneer of musique concrète; collaborator with Pierre Schaeffer; key works include Symphonie pour un homme seul (1949/1951) and Messe pour le temps présent (1967, with Michel Colombier).

Born 9 December 1927; died 5 July 2017. Pioneer of musique concrète and early electronic music. Collaborated with Pierre Schaeffer on Symphonie pour un homme seul (first version 1949, final form 1951). Co‑created Messe pour le temps présent (1967) with Michel Colombier. Le Voyage appears in the Philips Prospective 21 series (mentioned in reviews). Reviews note his role in early sampling techniques and influence on later electronic and popular forms.

Pierre Henry is presented across three DeBaser reviews as a central figure in musique concrète and early electronic music. Reviews highlight Symphonie pour un homme seul, Messe pour le temps présent (1967) and Le Voyage. The coverage emphasizes historical importance and influence on later sampling and popular electronic forms.

For:Fans of electronic and avant‑garde music, music historians, students of musique concrète.

 The precocious genius of Pierre Henry, after the first concrete experiments, would have built the first bridge between avant-garde experimentation and modern electronics.

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 With Pierre Henry, a musician of more traditional training who was also working in the Parisian studio, he created the most famous piece of musique concrète, "Symphonie pour un homme seul": the first version from 1949, elaborated by Henry into its final form in 1951.

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 They still sound like the future today.

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