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
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
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