Pierre Henry

France, 1949–2017

French composer (1927-2017) of musique concrete, co-author with Pierre Schaeffer of Symphonie pour un homme seul. His later Messe pour le temps present, including 'Psyche Rock', was written for dance.

MusicRoots documents 2 artists who influenced Pierre Henry and 1 artist Pierre Henry influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced Pierre Henry?

• Pierre Schaeffer — Henry joined Schaeffer's studio in 1949 and co-composed the founding work of musique concrète, Symphonie pour un homme seul.
• Olivier Messiaen — Henry studied with Messiaen at the Paris Conservatoire — the academy behind the man who then abandoned notes for tape.

Which artists did Pierre Henry influence?

• Jean-Michel Jarre — The other teacher at the GRM, and the one Jarre kept coming back to: he was still planning a record with Henry when Henry died in 2017, and used the sound he had recorded on Oxymore anyway.