Cinq études de bruits


Cinq études de bruits is a collection of musical compositions by Pierre Schaeffer. The five études were composed in 1948 and are the earliest pieces of musique concrète, a form of electroacoustic music that utilises recorded sounds as a compositional resource.
The five études were composed at the studio Schaeffer established at RTF, Studio d'Essai. They are:
  1. Étude aux chemins de fer - trains
  2. Étude aux tourniquets - toy tops and percussion instruments
  3. Étude violette - piano sounds recorded for Schaeffer by Boulez
  4. Étude noire - piano sounds recorded for Schaeffer by Boulez
  5. Étude pathétique - sauce pans, canal boats, singing, speech, harmonica, piano
The works were premiered via a broadcast on 5 October 1948, titled Concert de bruits.