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Genre: avant-garde

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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

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Most popular avant-garde albums

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Eastern Sounds
1961
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Terry Riley: A Rainbow in Curved Air & Poppy Nogood and the Phantom Band
1969
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Piano Works - Ades
1997
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Rothko Chapel
1991
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Late Night Tales: Agnes Obel
2018
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Kurtág, Bach: Játékok
1997
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Trilogie De La Mort
1994
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Olga Neuwirth: Original Soundtrack to "Goodnight Mommy"
2016
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Didascalies
2007
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The Perilous Chapel
1993
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Mémoire Magnétique, Vol.2 (1966-1993)
2021
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New Sounds In Electronic Music
1967
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Different Every Time
2014
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Electronic Works 3
2011
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Xenakis: Electronic Works, Vol. 2
2008
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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.

#namepopularityfollowers
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

avant-garde playlist created by Chosic

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