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ItemFolio of Compositions( 2022)Kym Alexandra Dillon Master of Music (Research) Folio of compositions 1 -- Folio introduction 2 -- Sonata for Flute and Piano 3 -- Diapsalmata: Portrait of a Self As a composer I consider myself as working firmly within the Western art music tradition, with a focus primarily on acoustic music. I seek to explore and harness language and approaches from the expanded palette of late 20th/early 21st century art music within works that highly prioritise narrative and personal authenticity; works that aim to speak equally to listeners both familiar and unfamiliar with art music. Broadly I would describe the intended sound world of my music as one that highlights beauty within strangeness. Much of my work has as a sort of focal point the notion of creation: how and why human beings create, and what it says about us that we do. In recent works this has developed into an increasing exploration of the subjective and the subconscious, and how personal expression is integrated with other more objective elements within artistic practice. My work has a fluid approach to style which naturally flows both from these general philosophical interests as well as the breadth and diversity of my own musical experience. My folio is comprised of two long-form works: one written for flute and piano, the other for baritone and large chamber ensemble. The larger work, Diapsalmata: Portrait of a Self, is comprised of a number of smaller movements. Although the work has an overarching tone and manner, there is considerable variety from movement to movement, the instrumentation of each one utilising a different subset of the larger ensemble. This fluid sense of style and identity in the piece is tied to its programmatic elements, but it additionally ends up providing a fairly comprehensive survey of my compositional approaches. In contrast to the shifting nature of Diapsalmata, I have included my Sonata for Flute and Piano. It is a long-form work of a more consistent character within a more limited instrumentation, and as such I feel it provides a suitable complement to the other work.