 Rules
The first Knoten International Composition competition aims to promote and disseminate the new music internationally without geographical limits.
The preparation of the entire competition as well as its development is entirely online.​
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The contest has the following points as parameters:
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- Musical and artistic development of the individual. Personal growth.
- Enhance creativity and discipline through the art of the music composers.
- Expand the capacity of the musician as a human being to give the best of himself/herself to society.
- Personal improvement with full respect for others.
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The character therefore of this competition is a healthy competition of evolution for each musician, avoiding an atmosphere of rivalry with other composers.
Our focus is an evaluation so that participants can know what level they are at as artists.
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Dates to remember
NEW DEADLINE - Application until July,31th 2025
Results will be published on website: 1st August 2025
The diplomas and the jury's comments will be sent to each contestant during August 2025
Who can participate
All composers can participate without age or nationality restrictions. Chamber music category and full orchestra is included, as well as all kind of electronic or multidisciplinary works.
Depending on the age of the composer, they must register in their corresponding category.
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CATEGORIES:
CATEGORY A. Composers under the age of 21
CATEGORY B. Composers over the age of 21
CATEGORY C. Electronic or multidisciplinary works
CATEGORY D. Film/Video Game/Animation Music
CATEGORY E. Arrangements of pre-existing works
CATEGORY F. Improvisation (any genre and instrumentation)
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Composition
Any genre, instrumentation, and length is welcome. There is no need to anonymize your score.
We won't do anything with your work without your permission. You retain all the rights.
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Only 1 work for competitor is allowed.
We accept videos uploaded in YOUTUBE. The videos can be only audio files (no score required).
If you want to participate with 2 or more works you will have to apply as many times for each work.
Prizes
Competitors are qualified according to the average grade point of evaluations by the Jury. Number of awards (prizes) is not limited.
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GOLD AWARD/ LAUREATE FIRST PRIZE – is to be awarded to the competitor who wins 90 – 100 points.
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SILVER AWARD/ LAUREATE SECOND PRIZE – is to be awarded to the competitor who wins 80 – 89,99 points.
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BRONZE AWARD/ LAUREATE THIRD PRIZE – is to be awarded to the competitor who wins 70 – 79,99 points.
DIPLOMA – is to be awarded to the competitor who wins 65 – 69,99 points.
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As a complement to the awards, all composers, regardless of whether they have been awarded or not, will receive the jury's comments regarding their work in the competition.
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These comments will be sent by email to each participant once the contest has ended and will be private.
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With these comments we always want to motivate and point out points for improvement.
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​Competition participants accept that their photographs or videos sent to the competition be published on our website or social media.
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Jury
You can find everything related to the jury in its section.
Application
To be able to compete you must fill out the application form in the corresponding section and pay the amount of 100 euros as participation fees.
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We want to indicate in an act of transparency that the organization of this contest nor the jury receives any financial compensation. The associated cost is for the development and maintenance of the website and the payment of marketing services in Google Ads for the promotion of the contest.