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Re: What's experimental?



It would also seem that someone with little or no knowledge of musical history could find a lot of stuff to be "experimental" when to others with a broader background it sounded exactly like La Monte Young (or whoever).  "Experimental" can mean one thing to the musician (they can "experiment" with compositions comprised entirely of augmented chords if it's a new area for them) and quite another to an audience or critics.

What I'm wondering is are all "avant garde" musicians "experimental"?  Is "avant garde experimental" a redundant phrase?

TH