Eclecticism in music

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Eclecticism is used to describe the combination in a single work of elements from different historical styles.

Eclecticism plays an important role in critical discussions and evaluations but is somehow distant from the actual forms of the artefacts to which it is applied, and its meaning is thus rather indistinct. The simplest definition of eclecticism is that every work of art represents the combination of a variety of influences — is so basic as to be of little use. In this point of view every piece of music can be considered eclectic, because little music is based on its own. Eclecticism in music can consist of a combination of musical styles/genres, poetry and/or philosophy.


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Experimental music

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