CLOWNS - Fall 2025 Halloween Competition Submission

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E95RnOKWCMVCMPWCWMqY-9PNRoRQzehM/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/164YfVymnJtBmFQ4EevbzOoUsS0IATGuC/view?usp=sharing

Hola comparto mi pieza para cuarteto de cuerdas "Clowns", inspirada en un conjunto de payasos asesinos que se divierten en noche de brujas. 

Aclaro que el audio es midi ya que la obra no fue grabada. Su duración debería rondar los 3.30 aproximadamente este un poco más rápido. ¡Saludos cordiales!

Hello, sorry, I thought the platform translated, here it is in English:

Hello, I'm sharing my piece for string quartet, "Clowns," inspired by a group of killer clowns having fun on Halloween.

I'd like to clarify that the audio is MIDI, as the piece wasn't recorded. It should be around 3.30 minutes long, this one a little faster. Best regards!

13 minutes ago, sebastian Pafundo said:

Hola comparto mi pieza para cuarteto de cuerdas "Clowns", inspirada en un conjunto de payasos asesinos que se divierten en noche de brujas. 

Aclaro que el audio es midi ya que la obra no fue grabada. Su duración debería rondar los 3.30 aproximadamente este un poco más rápido. ¡Saludos cordiales!

Can you provide an English version of the programme notes? Thx!

Henry 

2 minutes ago, Henry Ng Tsz Kiu said:

Can you provide an English version of the programme notes? Thx!

"Hello, I'm sharing my piece for string quartet, "Clowns," inspired by a group of killer clowns having fun on Halloween.

I'd like to clarify that the audio is MIDI, as the piece wasn't recorded. It should be around 3.30 minutes long, this one a little faster. Best regards!"

Hello, sorry, I thought the platform translated, here it is in English:

Hello, I'm sharing my piece for string quartet, "Clowns," inspired by a group of killer clowns having fun on Halloween.

I'd like to clarify that the audio is MIDI, as the piece wasn't recorded. It should be around 3.30 minutes long, this one a little faster. Best regards!

English/Inglés

Hi there! Welcome to the Forums of Young Composers! 

Anyways, I always like to start with the positives. You have used various amounts of dynamics, and dissonance (I am starting to see a pattern here). I find a clear sequence that is repeated throughout the music. Very good!

Español/Spanish

¡Hola! ¡Bienvenidos a los Foros de Jóvenes Compositores!

En fin, siempre me gusta empezar por lo positivo. Has usado distintos niveles de dinámica y disonancia (estoy empezando a ver un patrón). Encuentro una secuencia clara que se repite a lo largo de la música. ¡Muy bien!

I think that this is great! I really like rondo form. That is an advantage for you. Seems like a scherzo, but not scary or sinister.

Average: 7.875 Standard

2 minutes ago, sebastian Pafundo said:

 

I share the black cat, a work inspired by the story by Edgar Allan Poe.

In The Black Cat, Edgar Allan Poe constructs a deeply disturbing tale of moral degradation, crime, and the weight of guilt. The story is narrated in the first person by a man who, from the beginning, warns the reader that he is about to tell a disturbing and unbelievable story. This choice of narrator is key to understanding the story: everything we know is filtered through the protagonist's mind, creating a sense of uncertainty and unease from the outset. The reader is confronted not only by the narrated events but also by the internal struggle of a man who has lost control of himself.

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ePnpv39D7JGpKSfpBJl4u_exPrjCPx2D/view?usp=sharing

 

 

how is this related to ones' work?