Avant-garde music
| Avant-garde | |
|---|---|
| Stylistic origins | |
| Cultural origins | Early to mid-20th century | 
| Derivative forms | Experimental music (pop, rock, metal, jazz) | 
| 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.