avant-garde

Significat

Adj

Innovative, pioneering, especially when extremely or obviously so.

Noun

1. (obsolete) The vanguard of an army or other force.
2. Any group of people who invent or promote new techniques or concepts, especially in the arts.

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/æˈvɑ̃t.ɡɑːd/

Etimologia

Unadapted borrowing from French avant-garde (“vanguard”). Doublet of vanguard and vaward.

Sents

Stylistically , the music is a blend of Western avant-garde and Chinese opera .