My first attempt at writing a very theatrical piece along the lines of a Stravinsky ballet

Sai

A Clown's Mask is my first attempt at writing a very theatrical piece along the lines of a Stravinsky ballet. The scene begins with a clown dancing on stage entertaining the audience and showing off his many tricks. Midway through the performance, his mask falls off much to his chagrin, and utterly shocks the audience. The clown's ugly, scarred face is seen for the first time and the crowd is confused if he is a villain or a buffoon. He goes through an identity crisis during the performance and tries to trick them, fighting the situation all in a mix of anger and embarrassment. When he loses all hope of getting the audience to like the performer in him, he gives up trying to pretend to be anything and just surrenders to the situation - however, the audience suddenly perceives this transformation (without any pretense or show) as something beautiful towards the end of the song.

Please let me know what you think!

All samples are from Spitfire. I've used BBC SO Core, Chamber Strings, and Stratus primarily.

Link: https://ffm.to/aclownsmask