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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, Violin, Saxophone, 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 13663
7 32 28401
8 38 17760
9 12 6640
10 33 13594
11 38 108707
12 32 35125
13 34 49663
14 29 4956
15 13 17564
16 23 1664
17 8 3608
18 23 6252
19 8 3760
20 35 71116
21 21 6354
22 5 1691
23 19 2939
24 19 2566
25 11 4755
26 18 6095
27 18 12083
28 18 5101
29 5 2945
30 24 12733
31 12 10615
32 12 9914
33 5 3472
34 40 47916
35 8 3532
36 10 3245
37 7 2740
38 13 11543
39 9 2508
40 9 4958
41 11 2427
42 11 3247
43 8 1204
44 8 1613
45 7 4907
46 5 1783
47 6 3093
48 2 592
49 5 1269
50 21 37731
51 40 8955
52 3 1932
53 3 1305
54 2 595
55 1 1100
56 23 10438
57 11 7893
58 11 6843
59 32 21914
60 17 9546
61 16 8246
62 13 6051
63 14 1715
64 3 922
65 3 1198
66 20 7873
67 19 949
68 2 662
69 7 1557
70 1 409
71 4 722
72 2 544
73 52 111843
74 3 1234
75 31 19274
76 27 19193
77 26 26628
78 7 8945
79 16 24041
80 48 124560
81 6 5327
82 14 7188
83 12 14791
84 2 2166
85 9 7230
86 3 641
87 10 965
88 7 4941
89 15 21698
90 4 2768
91 12 5393
92 17 1847
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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