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Genre: avant-garde

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Parent Genre: classical

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 79139
3 17 3702
4 24 30623
5 26 55092
6 25 13647
7 32 28386
8 38 17760
9 12 6630
10 33 13592
11 38 108678
12 32 35114
13 13 17564
14 34 49663
15 29 4956
16 8 3608
17 22 1660
18 23 6252
19 8 3754
20 35 71116
21 21 6354
22 18 5095
23 19 2939
24 5 1691
25 19 2566
26 18 6062
27 11 4755
28 12 10610
29 12 9914
30 18 12075
31 5 2945
32 21 12590
33 40 47916
34 8 3532
35 7 2740
36 5 3472
37 13 11543
38 10 3245
39 11 2427
40 11 3240
41 9 4958
42 9 2502
43 8 1204
44 8 1613
45 7 4907
46 6 3092
47 5 1783
48 40 8955
49 2 592
50 21 37717
51 5 1269
52 3 1932
53 3 1305
54 2 595
55 23 10438
56 20 4335
57 11 7893
58 11 6843
59 32 21914
60 17 9534
61 13 6051
62 16 8246
63 14 1715
64 3 922
65 3 1191
66 20 7909
67 19 946
68 2 662
69 7 1557
70 4 722
71 2 544
72 52 111761
73 3 1234
74 31 19274
75 27 19193
76 26 26628
77 7 8945
78 16 24041
79 48 124560
80 14 7188
81 6 5324
82 12 14785
83 2 2163
84 9 7228
85 10 965
86 3 641
87 7 4941
88 15 21698
89 4 2768
90 11 5383
91 18 1839
92 1 588
93 12 2469
94 9 1490
95 9 3139
96 2 644
97 4 708
98 9 3086
99 6 593
100 4 312

avant-garde playlist created by Chosic

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