Orph茅e

by Maurice B茅jart / Pierre Henry / Alain Cuny

Orph茅e cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1960
  • Label: Philips
  • Country: France
  • Community rating: 4.03/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Orph茅e' joins Maurice B茅jart's ballet context with Pierre Henry's musique concr猫te and Alain Cuny's spoken performance. The album treats the Orpheus myth through tape manipulation, voice, and theatrical sound design, making it a significant postwar experimental stage document.

Genres

Descriptors: noisy, complex, avant-garde, atmospheric, conceptual, electronic, experimental, theatrical, archival, spoken-word, analog, French language

Tracklist

  1. Orph茅e
  2. Orph茅e

Credits

  • Pierre Henry - primary artist, composed by [musique concr猫te]
  • Maurice B茅jart - primary artist, lyrics by
  • Alain Cuny - primary artist, read by

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