Avant-garde Rock
The term Avant-garde has no clear definition. It has the nature of a collective noun and is generally used to refer to An artistic exploration that adopts techniques that are fundamentally opposed to traditional forms, both technically and expressively. Avant-garde does not only refer to one art school, but generally refers to a variety of art schools that are sequential in time, different in form, and even opposing in point of view. Therefore critics tend to use the plural form of the word Avant-gardes.
In fact, the word "pioneer" was originally a commonly used term in the military, and was later applied to the political field, especially the vanguard of the political revolution. At the beginning of the 20th century, G. Severini, a futuristic painter in the art world, wrote an article on "Avangard Painting", which penetrated the concept of avant-garde into the field of art. From then on, avant-garde artists began to consciously use "avant-garde painting". " to express their new art.
The formation of avant-garde music concepts can be traced back to Art Nouveau (Ars Nova) during the Renaissance. The innovation of New Art was not welcomed for a long time at that time, but it set the stage for future music. Made a lasting contribution to the development of ideas. Therefore, in fact, avant-garde composers consider themselves to be ahead of the times. Using the word avant-garde to summarize their works itself implies that their works are moving forward in the process of artistic evolution, and must be It will be accepted and adopted in the future development of human culture.