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
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
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
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