Avant-garde music is a genre that pushes the boundaries of traditional musical forms and structures. It often incorporates experimental techniques and unconventional sounds to create a unique and innovative sound. This genre has been explored by many composers throughout history, including those who have incorporated elements of folk music and jazz into their work.
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Piano, Saxophone, Violin, Theremin, Clarinet, Trumpet, Trombone, Cello, Flute, Oboe, French Horn, Double Bass, Drum Kit
Popular avant-garde Songs
Terry Riley: A Rainbow in Curved Air & Poppy Nogood and the Phantom Band
1969
Late Night Tales: Agnes Obel
2018
Kurtág, Bach: Játékok
1997
Olga Neuwirth: Original Soundtrack to "Goodnight Mommy"
2016
Mémoire Magnétique, Vol.2 (1966-1993)
2021
New Sounds In Electronic Music
1967
Xenakis: Electronic Works, Vol. 2
2008
1st panorama de musique concrete (Remastered)
2013
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List of avant-garde artists
Here is a list of avant-garde artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the avant-garde genre. You can find out what avant-garde genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
# name popularity followers
1
49
40811
2
34
79158
3
17
3702
4
24
30623
5
26
55092
6
25
13674
7
32
28401
8
38
17760
9
12
6646
10
33
13594
11
38
108707
12
32
35139
13
13
17564
14
34
49680
15
29
4956
16
23
1664
17
8
3608
18
8
3760
19
23
6252
20
35
71155
21
21
6356
22
19
2941
23
18
5101
24
5
1696
25
19
2566
26
12
10615
27
24
12733
28
18
6098
29
5
2945
30
18
12083
31
11
4760
32
8
3532
33
12
9914
34
40
47916
35
7
2741
36
5
3472
37
9
4964
38
10
3245
39
13
11543
40
11
2427
41
11
3247
42
9
2508
43
8
1204
44
8
1613
45
7
4907
46
6
3093
47
5
1784
48
2
591
49
21
37743
50
40
8963
51
5
1269
52
3
1935
53
3
1304
54
2
595
55
23
10443
56
11
6843
57
11
7893
58
32
21914
59
17
9546
60
13
6051
61
14
1715
62
16
8251
63
3
922
64
3
1198
65
1
727
66
20
7875
67
19
949
68
2
663
69
7
1557
70
4
722
71
2
544
72
52
111843
73
3
1234
74
31
19282
75
27
19193
76
26
26633
77
16
24041
78
7
8945
79
48
124560
80
6
5327
81
12
14791
82
14
7188
83
2
2166
84
10
966
85
9
7230
86
3
641
87
7
4943
88
15
21698
89
4
2768
90
12
5393
91
17
1847
92
1
588
93
12
2469
94
9
1490
95
2
644
96
9
3139
97
4
708
98
9
3086
99
6
594
100
4
312
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