I think Schaeffer is now understood principally as a historically important radio producer, and as co-composer, with Pierre Henry, of some early landmark works of musique concrete (initially done on disks). The subsequent theoretical project, to create a solfege-like classification of concrete sounds, was neither completed nor did it find wide usage. In recent years Schaeffer distanced himself from the entire musique concrete project. He is quoted as saying "the only real music goes Do, Re, Mi". To which John Cage replied: "I think he should consider going further up the scale". Daniel Wolf Budapest Kevin Austin wrote:
Vincent Rioux vincent.rioux@NO-LOG.ORG wrote:- Moreover (consequently?) there has been some kind of controversies around the work of Schaeffer. What is his status today after all, scientist? composer? philosopher? "maitre penser"?In my experience, outside of higher academic circles, within the UK, the USA, Australia and much of Canada, the text is un-read and it is largely a(n obscure) historical reference.