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The pages on new age, electronic and ambient musicians were mostly written in Italian before 1995 (and appeared in my 1996 encyclopedia of new music, long out of print). The pages on avantgarde/ electronic/ ambient musicians written after 1996 are all in English and constitute the source for my forthcoming book.
Choose from the list of musicians below, or choose from the list of all genres

(In parentheses the chapter of History of the Avantgarde)

William Ackerman (new age)
John Adams (minimalism)
Alio Die (ambient)
Marcus Allen (new age)
Alquimia (world-music)
Oren Ambarchi (glitch)
AMM (event music)
Ancient Future (world-music)
Laurie Anderson (vocals)
Darol Anger (post-jazz)
Jon Appleton (concrete)
Luigi Archetti (post-chamber)
David Arkenstone (new age)
Koji Asano (computer)
James Asher (new age)
Robert Ashley (event music)
Aube (concrete)
William Aura (new age)
Paul Avgerinos (new age)
Stephen Bacchus (new age)
Ellen Band (concrete)
Bang On A Can All-Stars (post-chamber)
Tom Barabas (new age)
William Basinski (ambient)
Anton Batagov (ambient)
Pierre Bastien (event music)
Bruce Becvar (new age)
David Bedford (event music)
Marc Behrens (concrete)
David Behrman (computer)
Teja Bell (new age)
Sam Bennett (post-jazz)
Steve Beresford (post-jazz)
Tim Berne (post-jazz)
Patrick Bernard (new age)
Jay Scott Berry (new age)
Maurizio Bianchi (concrete)
Phillip Bimstein (post-chamber)
Biota (concrete)
John Bischoff (computer)
Olivia Block (electroacoustic)
Ian Boddy (new age)
Richard Bone (ambient)
Ron Boots (new age)
Borbetomagus (post-jazz)
David Borden (post-chamber)
Ascanio Borga (ambient)
John Boswell (new age)
Graham Bowers (post-chamber)
Jonas Braasch (post-jazz)
Kevin Braheny (new age)
Glenn Branca (minimalism)
Tyondai Braxton (post-jazz)
Thom Brennan (new age)
Spencer Brewer (new age)
Michael Brook (ambient)
Chris Brown (world)
Brume (concrete)
Gavin Bryars (event music)
Thomas Buckner (vocals)
Harold Budd (ambient)
Richard Burmer (new age)
Warren Burt (droning minimalism)
Michael Byron (minimalism)
Roberto Cacciapaglia (event music)
Francois Cambuzat (post-jazz)
Allison Cameron (post-chamber)
Doug Cameron (new age)
Nuno Canavarro (ambient)
Cornelius Cardew (event music)
Walter Carlos (new age)
Robert Carty (new age)
John Catney (new age)
Eugene Chadbourne (post-jazz)
Wendy Mae Chambers (post-chamber)
Jim Chappell (new age)
Richard Chartier (glitch)
Loren Chasse (concrete)
Rhys Chatham (minimalism)
Checkfield (new age)
Mary Ellen Childs (post-chamber)
Suzanne Ciani (new age)
Claudia Quintet (post-jazz)
Tim Clement (new age)
Jay Cloidt (collage)
Climax Golden Twins (concrete)
Nels Cline (post-jazz)
Tony Coe (post-jazz)
John Coleclough (ambient)
Nicolas Collins (event music)
Pascal Comelade (post-jazz)
Loren Mazzacane Connors (post-jazz)
Tony Conrad (minimalism)
Jesse Cook (new age)
Tom Cora (post-jazz)
Philip Corner (event music)
Scott Cossu (new age)
Anla Courtis (concrete)
Ben Cox (ambient)
Rick Cox (ambient)
Lol Coxhill (post-jazz)
Coyote Oldman (new age)
Noah Creshevsky (concrete)
Curlew (post-jazz)
Alvin Curran (concrete)
Peter Cusack (concrete)
Cusco (world-music)
Cyrnai (event music)
D'Rachael (new age)
Lesli Dalaba (post-jazz)
Malcolm Dalglish (new age)
Mychael Danna (new age)
David Darling (new age)
Dik Darnell (new age)
Darshan Ambient (ambient)
Peter Davison (new age)
Deca (cosmic)
Jacques De Koninck (new age)
Deep Forest (world)
Vladislav Delay (glitch)
Paul DeMarinis (concrete)
Constance Demby (new age)
Stuart Dempster (droning minimalism)
Taylor Deupree (glitch)
Nick Didkovsky (computer music)
Thomas Dimuzio (concrete)
Lucia Dlugoszewsky (post-chamber)
Do'Ah (world-music)
Tod Dockstader (concrete)
Charles Dodge (concrete)
Dogon (new age)
Christy Doran (post-jazz)
Bill Douglas (new age)
Steve Douglas (post-jazz)
Paul Dresher (post-chamber)
Arnold Dreyblatt (minimalism)
Kevin Drumm (post-jazz)
Urszula Dudziak (vocals)
John Duncan (concrete)
Stephan Dunkelman (post-chamber)
Paul Dunmall (post-jazz)
David Dunn (computer)
John Dyson (new age)
Robert Een (minimalism)
Ekkehard Ehlers (post-chamber)
Marty Ehrlich (post-jazz)
Eko (new age)
William Ellwood (new age)
Emerald Web (new age)
Enigma (world)
Brian Eno (ambient)
Roger Eno (post-chamber)
Enya (world)
Eternal Wind (world-music)
Dean Evenson (new age)
Evidence (concrete)
Fan Wang (computer)
Ferran Fages (post-jazz)
Forrest Fang (world-music)
Farfield (ambient)
Christian Fennesz (ambient)
Luca Formentini (ambient)
Fast Forward (event music)
Reinhard Flatischler (post-jazz)
Henry Flynt (post-jazz)
Marty Fogel (post-jazz)
Gyjho Frank (new age)
David Friesen (post-jazz)
Bill Frisell (post-jazz)
Eloy Fritsch (new age)
Fred Frith (post-jazz)
James Fulkerson (post-chamber)
Ellen Fullman (droning minimalism)
Diamanda Galas (vocals)
Ruben Garcia (ambient)
Kay Gardner (new age)
Robert Gass (new age)
Peter Garland (post-chamber)
Gandalf (new age)
Ron Geesin (event music)
Michael Gendreau (collage)
Michel Genest (new age)
Tony Gerber (new age)
Michael Gettel (new age)
Qubais Reed Ghazala (concrete)
Jon Gibson (minimalism)
Michael Gilbert (world music)
Brian Gingrich (new age)
Lutz Glandien (electroacoustic)
Philip Glass (minimalism)
Glass Orchestra (post-jazz)
Malcolm Goldstein (post-jazz)
Daniel Goode (post-chamber)
Mathias Grassow (cosmic)
Wayne Gratz (new age)
Guillermo Gregorio (post-jazz)
Randy Greif (concrete)
Jeff Greinke (ambient)
Group 87 (post-jazz)
John Grzinich (electroacoustic)
Jean-Luc Guionnet (post-jazz)
Cheryl Gunn (new age)
Bernhard Guenter (glitch)
Trilok Gurtu (post-jazz)
Brent Gutzeit (laptop)
Brion Gysin (event music)
Steven Halpern (new age)
Joyce Handler (new age)
Kip Hanrahan (post-jazz)
Mike Hansen (turntablist)
Don Harriss (new age)
Mickey Hart (world-music)
Jon Hassell (world-music)
Greg Headley (post-jazz)
Tom Heasley (ambient)
Michael Hedges (new age)
Erdem Helvacioglu (ambient)
Pierre Henry (concrete)
Barbara Higbie (post-jazz)
Shelley Hirsch (vocals)
Bob Holroyd (world-music)
Anna Homler (vocals)
Michael Harrison (minimalism)
Fritz Hauser (post-jazz)
Paul Horn (post-jazz)
William Hooker (post-jazz)
Wayne Horvitz (post-jazz)
Earl Howard (post-jazz)
Hub (computer music)
John Hudak (concrete)
Naut Humon (concrete)
Brannon Hungness (electroacoustic)
Jerry Hunt (event music)
Lucia Hwong (world-music)
David Hykes (vocals)
Iasos (new age)
If Bwana (concrete)
Ryoji Ikeda (minimal noise)
Ilaiyaraaja (world-music)
Illusion Of Safety (concrete)
Tetsu Inoue (ambient)
Robert Iolini (concrete)
Irr. App. (Ext.) (concrete)
Mark Isham (post-jazz)
Mia Jang (new age)
Jean-Michele Jarre (new age)
Philip Jeck (turntablist)
Scott Johnson (concrete)
Jliat (droning minimalism)
Tom Johnson (event music)
James Johnson (ambient)
Steve Jolliffe (new age)
Michael Jones (new age)
Jun Yan (computer)
Henry Kaiser (post-jazz)
Eyvind Kang (post-jazz)
Karunesh (new age)
Peter Kater (new age)
Keeler (new age)
Kevin Keller (ambient)
Greg Kelley (post-jazz)
Georgia Kelly (new age)
Jin Hi Kim (post-chamber)
Steve Kindler (new age)
Ben Tavera King (new age)
Bernd Kistenmacher (cosmic)
Osamu Kitajima (new age)
Kitaro (new age)
Guy Klucevsek (post-jazz)
Milan Knizak (collage)
Daniel Kobialka (new age)
Kol Simcha (world music)
Toshinori Kondo (post-jazz)
Thomas Koner (ambient)
Beaver & Krause (electronic rock)
Bernie Krause (collage)
Lothar Krell (new age)
Christina Kubisch (electroacoustic)
Larry Kucharz (ambient)
Sergey Kuryokhin (post-jazz)
Joan La Barbara (vocals)
Eric La Casa (concrete)
Richard Lainhart (droning minimalism)
Paul Lansky (computer music)
David Lanz (new age)
Sergio Lara e Joe Reyes (new age)
Laraaji (ambient)
Bill Laswell (ambient)
Mary Jane Leach (minimalism)
Iury Lech (ambient)
Jeanne Lee (vocals)
Riley Lee (world-music)
Kerry Leimer (new age)
Daniel Lentz (minimalism)
Benjamin Lew (post-chamber)
Alan Licht (post-jazz)
Ottmar Liebert (new age)
Rune Lindblad (electroacoustic)
Liquid Mind (ambient)
Lngtche (ambient)
Annea Lockwood (concrete)
Logos Duo (concrete)
Fred Lonberg-Holm (post-jazz)
Francisco Lopez (concrete)
Alvin Lucier (droning minimalism)
Otto Luening (concrete)
Ralph Lundsten (concrete)
Ray Lynch (new age)

M'lumbo (post-jazz)
Jackson Mac Low (event music)
Tod Machover (post-chamber)
Val Magyar (new age)
Michael Manring (post-jazz)
Walter Marchetti (event music)
Christian Marclay (turntablist)
Denman Maroney (post-jazz)
Ingram Marshall (minimalism)
Mike Marshall (post-jazz)
Miya Masaoka (post-jazz)
Kaffe Matthews (concrete)
Peter Maunu (post-jazz)
Susan Mazer (new age)
Paul McCandless (post-jazz)
Michael McNabb (computer music)
Daniel Menche (concrete)
Wim Mertens (minimalism)
Stephen Micus (world-music)
Piero Milesi (minimalism)
Mnemonists (concrete)
Mokave (post-jazz)
Meredith Monk (vocals)
Montage (new age)
Gen Ken Montgomery (concrete)
Montreux (post-jazz)
Moondog (post-chamber)
Glen Moore (post-jazz)
Ikue Mori (post-jazz)
Butch Morris (post-jazz)
David Moss (vocals)
Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece (electronic rock)
Guenter Mueller (post-jazz)
Gordon Mumma (event music)
Musica Elettronica Viva (event music)
Mythos (world-music)
Carlos Nakai (new age)
Toshimaru Nakamura (glitch)
Pete Namlook (ambient)
Andy Narell (post-jazz)
Mark Nauseef (post-jazz)
Necks (post-jazz)
Negativland (collage)
Seth Nehil (electroacoustic)
Ben Neill (post-jazz)
Neina (glitch)
Kenneth Newby (new age)
Nexus (post-jazz)
Phill Niblock (minimalism)
Night Ark (new age)
Nightcrawlers (new age)
Nightnoise (new age)
Nimal (post-jazz)
Nmperign (post-jazz)
Alva Noto (glitch)
Charles Noyes (post-jazz)
Michael Nyman (minimalism)
Patrick O'Hearn (post-jazz)
Oblivion Ensemble (electroacoustic)
Yoko Ono (vocals)
Opafire (world-music)
Oregon (post-jazz)
Hans Otte (post-chamber)
Oval (glitch)
Pauline Oliveros (droning minimalism)
Bob Ostertag (collage)
John Oswald (collage)
Dino Pacifici (new age)
Claudio Parodi (droning minimalism)
Charlemagne Palestine (minimalism)
Pan Sonic (glitch)
Paul Panhuysen (deep listening)
Zeena Parkins (post-jazz)
Bernard Parmegiani (concrete)
David Parsons (world-music)
Maggie Payne (electroacoustic)
Christopher Peacock (new age)
Jeff Pearce (ambient)
Robert Pearson (new age)
Frank Perry (new age)
Philip Perkins (concrete)
Astor Piazzolla (post-chamber)
Lenny Pickett (post-jazz)
Dan Plonsey (minimalism)
Michael Pluznick (world-music)
Jocelyn Pook (new age)
Rod Poole (minimalism)
Conrad Praetzel (world-music)
Bobby Previte (post-jazz)
Kate Price (new age)
Radiance (new age)
Akira Rabelais (minimalism)
Eliane Radigue (droning minimalism)
Bhob Rainey (post-jazz)
Raphael (ambient)
Giles Reaves (new age)
Steve Reich (minimalism)
Christian Renou (concrete)
Jorge Reyes (world-music)
Roger Reynolds (event music)
Reynols (concrete)
Rhythm And Noise (concrete)
Robert Rich (new age)
Vicki Richards (new age)
Eric Glick-Rieman (post-jazz)
Kurt Riemann (new age)
Terry Riley (minimalism)
Steve Roach (new age)
Hank Roberts (post-jazz)
Kim Robertson (new age)
Steve Roden (concrete)
Matt Rogalsky (droning minimalism)
Neil Rolnick (electroacoustic)
Randy Roos (new age)
Jon Rose (post-jazz)
Scott Rosenberg (post-jazz)
David Rosenbloom (post-chamber)
David Rosenboom (computer music)
Don Ross (new age)
Gabrielle Roth (new age)
Ned Rothenberg (post-jazz)
Mikel Rouse (minimalism)
Keith Rowe (post-jazz)
Adam Rudolph (world-music)
Nancy Rumbel (new age)
Arthur Russell (minimalism)
Robert Rutman (droning minimalism)
Frederic Rzewski (event music)
Sachiko M (post-jazz)
Tadamitsu Saito (new age)
Suso Saiz (ambient)
Somei Satoh (minimalism)
Paul Sauvanet (new age)
Janek Schaefer (musique concrete)
Daniel Schell (post-chamber)
Klaus Schonning (cosmic)
Michael Schumacher (concrete)
Klaus Schulze (cosmic)
Paul Schutze (ambient)
Stephen Scott (minimalism)
Jonn Serrie (new age)
Shadowfax (new age)
Shahin & Sepehr (new age)
Lakshminarayana Shankar (world-music)
Elliott Sharp (post-jazz)
David Shea (turntablist, collage)
John Shiurba (post-jazz)
Mark Shreeve (new age)
Michael Shrieve (post-jazz)
Budi Siebert (new age)
Don Slepian (new age)
Scott Smallwood (droning minimalism)
Software (new age)
Solitaire (new age)
Chris Speed (post-jazz)
Paul Speer (new age)
Chris Spheeris (new age)
Laurie Spiegel (computer music)
Robin Spielberg (new age)
Bruce Stark (new age)
Jim Staley (post-jazz)
Michael Stearns (new age)
Ira Stein & Russel Walder (new age)
Carl Stone (collage)
Liz Story (new age)
Tim Story (new age)
Taku Sugimoto (post-jazz)
Morton Subotnick (concrete)
So Takahashi (ambient noise)
Masayuki Takayanagi (post-jazz)
Toru Takemitsu (post-chamber)
Nobukazu Takemura (minimalism)
Richard Teitelbaum (post-jazz)
James Tenney (computer music)
Terra Ambient (ambient)
Robert Scott Thompson (ambient)
Steve Tibbetts (post-jazz)
Stevan Tickmayer (post-jazz)
Asmus Tietchens (new age)
Timet (collage)
Eric Tingstad (new age)
Yasunao Tone (event music)
David Toop (ambient)
Rafael Toral (droning minimalism)
Toshiya Tsunoda (concrete)
Tonto's Head Band (electronic rock)
David Torn (post-jazz)
Ralph Towner (post-jazz)
Turtle Island String Quartet (post-jazz)
Artie Traum (post-jazz)
Triosk (post-jazz)
Tulku (world-music)
Gene Tyranny (event music)
Kazuhisa Uchihashi (post-jazz)
Vladimir Ussachevsky (concrete)
Jai Uttal (world-music)
Michael Uyttebroek (new age)
Mika Vainio (glitch)
Ken Vandermark (post-jazz)
Vangelis (new age)
David VanTieghem (post-jazz)
Chuck Van Zyl (new age)
Vas (world-music)
Nana Vasconcelos (post-jazz)
Glen Velez (post-jazz)
Giovanni Venosta (concrete)
Vidna Obmana (ambient)
Lois Vierk (minimalism)
Robert Vincs (post-jazz)
Voice Crack (event music)
Andreas Vollenweider (new age)
Carl Michael von Hausswolff (glitch)
Dimitri Voudouris (electroacoustic)
Collin Walcott (post-jazz)
John Wall (collage)
Richard Warner (new age)
Tom Wasinger (new age)
Bob Wasserman (post-jazz)
Kit Watkins (ambient)
David Watson (droning minimalism)
Wavestar (new age)
Stuart Weber (new age)
Carl Weingarten (new age)
Tim Weisberg (new age)
Stefan Weisser (concrete)
Michael Whalen (new age)
Tim Wheater (new age)
Keith Whitman (droning minimalism)
Anne Williams (new age)
Wind Machine (new age)
Simon Wickham-Smith (concrete)
George Winston (new age)
Paul Winter (post-jazz)
Wolff & Hennings (world-music)
Achim Wollscheid (computer)
Danny Wright (new age)
Charles Wuorinen (post-chamber)
Bernard Xolotl (new age)
Stomu Yamashta (post-jazz)
Yanni (new age)
Yas-Kaz (new age)
Otomo Yoshihide (turntablist)
LaMonte Young (minimalism)
Yulara (world)
Pamela Z (vocals)
Zanana (post-jazz)
Hector Zazou (post-chamber)
Zero (glitch)
Zeus Faber (new age)
Zev (concrete)
ZGA (post-jazz)
Mariolina Zitta (concrete)
John Zorn (post-jazz)
Peter Zummo (post-jazz)


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