Evelyne Gayou: GRM-Le Groupe de Recherches Musicales: Cinquante ans d'histoire

摘要

The work of Pierre Schaeffer and the Groupe de Recherches Musicales (GRM) has, for more than 60 years, been a pioneering, productive force for electroacoustic music in the world. In 2007, GRM celebrated its 50th anniversary (the occasion for the publication of book here under rnreview],- in 2008, 60 years of musique concrete was also celebrated. Between 1948 and 1957 there was activity in the studios that Schaeffer launched, of course, and that earlier history is not ignored here. In fact, author Evelyne Gayou looks back even further, to the activities and influences that led to the creation of the studio and the first compositional, conceptual, and technical efforts. The aim of the book is ambitious: to tell the story of the GRM, through the people, the music, the technological developments, the research, and the place of the institution in the musical and cultural milieu through this volatile period of modern history.