Anything in art,music or literature which is very modern or ahead of its time is called avant-garde.

VOA: special.2010.04.18

That's what I think these great fine arts do, great literature, poetry, painting, music.

我觉得这就是伟大艺术的价值,无与伦比的文学,诗歌,绘画,音乐

耶鲁公开课 - 聆听音乐课程节选

to be familiar with the major works and thinkers and literature, music, and art of, uh, Western history.

了解西方历史上主要著作、思想家、文学、音乐和艺术。

哥伦比亚大学的教程 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

This was expressed in literature,music and other art forms.

VOA: special.2009.02.22

Turning to the word literature, this is not theory of relativity, theory of music, or theory of government This is a course in theory of literature, and theory of literature shares in common with other kinds of theory the need for definition.

提到文学这个词，我们讲的不是不是相对论，音乐理论，或者政治理论,这是一门文学理论课程，和其他理论一样,它也需要定义。

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选