# Pierre Schaeffer & Pierre Henry — Symphonie pour un homme seul

Pierre Schaeffer & Pierre Henry’s Symphonie pour un homme seul (1950) is No. 4 in our Musique Concrète ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1950
- **On one list:** Musique Concrète
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Artist:** [Pierre Schaeffer & Pierre Henry](https://waxonia.com/artist/pierre-schaeffer-and-pierre-henry/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/pierre-schaeffer-and-pierre-henry--symphonie-pour-un-homme-seul/

## What we say

### No. 4 in [Musique Concrète](https://waxonia.com/genre/musique-concrete/)

Breathing, footsteps, humming and a prepared piano, assembled into something that keeps threatening to become a song. The first extended work in the form.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Pierre%20Schaeffer%20%26%20Pierre%20Henry%20Symphonie%20pour%20un%20homme%20seul) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=24mPiq1vfaY)

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