Pre-WWII Avant-garde Music

TockTockTock · 10-31-2011, 09:52 PM

The Avant-garde/Experimental forum is a bit inactive, so I figured I would make a new thread in an attempt to draw some attention towards it...

Of course, we all know of musicians like Stockhausen, Cage, Xenakis, Partch, and Sun Ra, but... those were all post-WWII avant-garde composers. So... who were the pre-WWII avant-garde composers? People such as Luigi Russolo (as well as many other Futurist composers), Charles Ives, Edgard Varese, and Henry Cowell are a few of whom I'm able to mention. Although, I suppose I could also include Erik Satie and Arnold Schoenberg (who, at least, had some influence in its creation).

Thoughts? Opinions?

I can't say I'm all that knowledgeable on the subject myself (which is part of the reason why I made the thread), but I would love to learn more about it.

10-31-2011, 09:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
TockTockTock They/Them Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,914	Pre-WWII Avant-garde Music The Avant-garde/Experimental forum is a bit inactive, so I figured I would make a new thread in an attempt to draw some attention towards it... Of course, we all know of musicians like Stockhausen, Cage, Xenakis, Partch, and Sun Ra, but... those were all post-WWII avant-garde composers. So... who were the pre-WWII avant-garde composers? People such as Luigi Russolo (as well as many other Futurist composers), Charles Ives, Edgard Varese, and Henry Cowell are a few of whom I'm able to mention. Although, I suppose I could also include Erik Satie and Arnold Schoenberg (who, at least, had some influence in its creation). Thoughts? Opinions? I can't say I'm all that knowledgeable on the subject myself (which is part of the reason why I made the thread), but I would love to learn more about it.