Avant-garde music

"Avantgarde music" redirects here. For the record label, see Avantgarde Music.
Not to be confused with Experimental music.
Avant-garde
Stylistic origins
Cultural originsEarly-to-mid 20th century
Derivative formsExperimental music (pop, rock, metal, jazz, funk, hip-hop)
Other topics
Musique concrète

Avant-garde music is music that is considered to be at the forefront of innovation in its field, with the term avant-garde implying a critique of existing aesthetic conventions, rejection of the status quo in favor of unique or original elements, and the idea of deliberately challenging or alienating audiences. Avant-garde music may be distinguished from experimental music by the way it adopts an extreme position within a certain tradition, whereas experimental music lies outside tradition.

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