In an age, of melodic music and structured compositions there is less notice of the avant-garde style which has many effective attributes.
An avant garde artist that I have been an admirer example of in particular has been Arnold Schoenberg. His piece 'Six Little Pieces for Piano, Op. 19' is an example of atonal music – not obliged to a key signature. This style of music ignores the emotionality of traditional Western scales – atonal music
celebrated by Adorno.
A personal Avant Garde of mine is ironically from The Beatles, 'Revolution 9' released on the White Album (1968). There is no specific structure to the music, it is unpredictable which is what I find fascinating. The anticipation and thrill of what you hear is something that I feel is less appreciated in tonal music.
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