Library Release

Le Trièdre Fertile

Pierre Schaeffer's final work, composed entirely from synthetic sounds — his only purely electronic piece.

Cover of Le Trièdre Fertile by Pierre Schaeffer, original Philips Prospective 21e Siècle sleeve
Original Philips "Prospective 21e Siècle" LP sleeve.Source

Pierre Schaeffer’s last completed piece, composed 1975-76 from synthetic sounds developed with Bernard Dürr — the sole work in his catalogue made entirely from electronic rather than recorded acoustic sound.