About this minute
- Title
- Étude aux Chemins de Fer
- Creator
- Pierre Schaeffer
- Year
- 1948
- Collections
- Free Trial
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Free Minute #2
This minute is from a piece of music by composer Pierre Schaeffer. The piece was created from recordings of a steam train! Did you realise you were listening to a train, or did you think of something different? Steam trains are very noisy, and have a big whistle to warn people when they are coming….
