avant-garde composers

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avant-garde
adjective
uk
/ˌæv.ɑ̃ːˈɡɑːd/us
/ˌæv.ɑ̃ːˈɡɑːrd/
Avant-garde ideas, styles, and methods are very original or modern in comparison to the period in which ...
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composer
noun[C]
uk
/kəmˈpəʊ.zər/us
/kəmˈpoʊ.zɚ/
a person who ...
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Similarly, it has also played an important part in establishing performance traditions for the works of many international avant-garde composers.
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Politics was also involved in the matter, as many avant-garde composers were engaged leftists while nationalists were considered politically conservative.
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In fact, traditional lines between the non-commercial avant-garde and commercial experimentation often become fuzzy as larger numbers of avant-garde composers and performers increasingly appeal to larger publics.
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He has been praised by avant-garde composers for his use of dissonance, polytonality, and unusual time signatures.
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Unusually, even among the avant-garde composers of his generation, he has no formal musical training.
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Although most avant-garde composers have been men, this is not exclusively the case.
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During the years the festival was active, a number of avant-garde composers works were performed.
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He is commonly recognized as one of the most important post-war avant-garde composers.
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Some avant-garde composers have also produced unattached preludes.
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Davies is also active in the field of contemporary composition where he has commissioned new works for the harp from leading avant-garde composers.
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Jacobi's work largely rejects the polytonality and atonality that was popular with the avant-garde composers of his time.
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