Concret PH _ Iannis Xenakis 1958 EAnalysis

Concret PH (1958) is a musique concrète piece by Iannis Xenakis, originally created for the Philips Pavilion (designed by Xenakis as Le Corbusier’s assistant) and heard as audiences entered and exited the building (PH = paraboloïdes hyperboliques, concret = reinforced concrete/musique concrète). Edgard Varèse’s Poème électronique was played once they were inside the building. At 2 1/2 minutes long and focused primarily on density, Concret PH was created in the Philips office in Paris (Varèse having exclusi