Experimental music

Experimental music is any music that challenges the commonly accepted notions of what music is. There is an overlap with avant-garde music. John Cage was a pioneer in experimental music and defined and gave credibility to the form.

Notable composers and performers of experimental music

:Main article: List of experimental musicians

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• John Cage
• Henry Cowell
• Cornelius Cardew (early career)
• Wendy Carlos
• Coil
• The Envy Project
• Merzbow
• Philip Glass
• Kronos Quartet
• Tom Jenkinson
• Karlheinz Stockhausen