Dr Dylan Crismani

Lecturer in Music

Elder Conservatorium of Music

Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.


  • Awards and Achievements

    Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
    2021 Fellowship Churchill Fellowship Sir Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Australia TBC
    2020 Research Award Doctoral Research Medal The University of Adelaide Australia -
    2019 Invitation Premiere of The tale of Kieu Basel Composition Competition Switzerland 1000 CHF
  • Journals

    Year Citation
    2022 Crismani, D. J. (2022). THE MICROTONAL STRING ORCHESTRA. Perspectives of New Music, 60(1), 113-151.
    DOI
    2021 Crismani, D. (2021). The Symmetry of a Tonnetz, Un-transposable Harmonic Modes, and Modes of Synthesised Inversional Symmetry. Xenharmonikon.
  • Conference Items

    Year Citation
    2023 Rotumah, G., & Crismani, D. (2023). Keynote panelist for the 46th National Conference of the Musicological Society of Australia. Poster session presented at the meeting of National Conference of the Musicological Society of Australia. The University of Adelaide, Hughes Lecture Theatre.
  • Live Performance of Creative Works

    Year Citation
    2023 Dollman, L., & Rotumah, G. (2023). World Premiere of Creation by Grayson Rotumah with the ASO (No. Of Pieces: 50 minutes) [Musical direction]. Grainger Studio, Adelaide.
    2023 Crismani, D., & Smart, G. (2023). Five Vignettes for Four Electric Cristal Instruments. (No. Of Pieces: 10 minutes) [Original composition and improvisation]. Aldinga Beach, SA.
    2023 Crismani, D., & Smart, G. (2023). Five Vignettes for Four Electric Cristal Instruments. (No. Of Pieces: 10 minutes) [Original composition and improvisation]. Aldinga Beach, SA.
    2021 Sanadzadeh, I., Crismani, D., Brass, C., Pascoe, D., & Collen, S. (2021). Utter: Stories (No. Of Pieces: 65 minutes) [Collaborative dance work]. Adelaide College of the Arts, Light Square SA.
    2021 Sanadzadeh, I., Crismani, D., Brass, C., Pascoe, D., & Collen, S. (2021). Utter: Stories (No. Of Pieces: 65 minutes) [Collaborative dance work]. Adelaide College of the Arts, Light Square SA.
  • Original Creative Works

    Year Citation
    2022 Authors: Crismani D. Title: A Glimmer of Hope. Description: N/A. Extent: 9 minutes 19 seconds.
    2021 Authors: Crismani D, Smart G. Title: Shades of Blue. Description: N/A. Extent: 21 minutes.
    2020 Authors: Crismani D. Title: Still for microtonal cristal baschet. Description: N/A. Extent: 12 minutes.
    2019 Authors: Crismani D. Title: The Tale of Kieu. Description: N/A. Extent: 20 minutes.
  • Curated or Produced Public Exhibition or Events

    Year Citation
    2023 Dale, A., Pethrick, D., Harrald, L., Rotumah, G., & Crismani, D. (2023). Let Our Songs Speak For Us (No. Of Pieces: 60 minutes) [Intermedia exhibition incorporating artefacts, photographs, sound & video]. Adelaide: University of Adelaide.
    2023 Crismani, D., Rotumah, G., Yates, H., & Kiwat, J. (2023). On The Terrace (No. Of Pieces: 30 minutes) [Concert series and exhibited works]. SA Museum and Art Gallery of South Australia: Chamber Music Adelaide.
    2022 Crismani, D., Rotumah, G., & Harrald, L. (2022). On The Terrace (No. Of Pieces: 45 minutes) [Curated concert]. Adelaide, SA: Chamber Music Adelaide.
    2022 Crismani, D., Rotumah, G., & Harrald, L. (2022). On The Terrace (No. Of Pieces: 45 minutes) [Curated concert]. Adelaide, SA: Chamber Music Adelaide.
    2020 Crismani, D., & Jesse Henk Nicolaas, B. (2020). Emerge (No. Of Pieces: 60 minutes) [Curation of concert]. Madley rehearsal space, University of Adelaide, SA: Soundstream.
  • Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2023 Principal Supervisor A compositional project, writing 5 pieces, which represent aspects of the psychology of trauma through music form. Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Kai Gerbi
    2023 Co-Supervisor Conductor Gestalt: A Comparative Study of Conductor Qualities, Skills and Knowledge Across Ensemble Types and Levels Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Evan Alan Patton
    2023 Principal Supervisor The Design and Implementation of Adaptive Music in Video Games Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Jarrod Paul Salmon
    2023 Principal Supervisor The Treatment of Substantial Fugues within Thematically Developmental Forms across Varied Orchestral Contexts: Portfolio of Compositions and Exegesis Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Hamish Alan Gregory
    2023 Co-Supervisor Bundjalung Culture, Language, and Song: portfolio of compositions and exegesis Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Grayson Rotumah
  • Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2021 - 2021 Co-Supervisor Anhui Opera: Towards Maintaining a Historical Regional Dramatic Opera Tradition in Contemporary China Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Miss Yiyin Tian
  • Position: Lecturer in Music
  • Phone: 83133652
  • Email: dylan.crismani@adelaide.edu.au
  • Campus: North Terrace
  • Building: Schulz, floor Sixth Floor
  • Room: 604
  • Org Unit: Centre for Aboriginal Studies in Music (CASM)

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