In dictionaries:
the avant-garde
an album credited to jazz musicians John Coltrane and Don Cherry that was released in 1966 by Atlantic Records.
Avant-garde music
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 metal
(also known as avant-metal, experimental metal, art metal and experimetal) a subgenre of heavy metal music loosely defined by use of experimentation and innovative, avant-garde elements, including non-standard and unconventional sounds, instruments, song structures, playing styles, and vocal techniques.
Russian avant-garde
a large, influential wave of avant-garde modern art that flourished in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union, approximately from 1890 to 1930—although some have placed its beginning as early as 1850 and its end as late as 1960.
Avant-garde jazz
(also known as avant-jazz, experimental jazz, or "new thing") a style of music and improvisation that combines avant-garde art music and composition with jazz.
Lists of avant-garde films
This is chronological list of avant-garde and experimental films split by decade.
Zaila Avant-garde
(born February 9, 2007) an American speller, basketball player, and juggler.
Ukrainian avant-garde
the avant-garde movement in Ukrainian art from the end of 1890s to the middle of the 1930s along with associated artists in sculpture, painting, literature, cinema, theater, stage design, graphics, music, and architecture.
Avant-garde architecture
architecture which is innovative and radical.
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