''Dialogue de l'ombre double'' (Dialogue of the double shadow) is a mixed work by Pierre Boulez for clarinet and electroacoustic device composed in 1985. The play is dedicated to

Luciano Berio Luciano Berio (24 October 1925 – 27 May 2003) was an Italian composer noted for his experimental work (in particular his 1968 composition ''Sinfonia'' and his series of virtuosic solo pieces titled '' Sequenza''), and for his pioneering work ...

for his sixtieth birthday. There exists a

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for bassoon, for

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, for traverse flute and for

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, each made by the performer themself. ''Dialogue de l'ombre double'' is based on the scene "double shadow" of

Paul Claudel Paul Claudel (; 6 August 1868 – 23 February 1955) was a French poet, dramatist and diplomat, and the younger brother of the sculptor Camille Claudel. He was most famous for his verse dramas, which often convey his devout Catholicism. Early lif ...

's 11-hour play ''

The Satin Slipper ''The Satin Slipper'' (''Le Soulier de satin'') is a long play by the French dramatist and poet Paul Claudel, written in 1929. It was first performed on stage in 1943, in a production by Claudel and Jean-Louis Barrault. Its run time is roughly elev ...

''.Berio, Boulez, Vincent David, Ensemble Quærendo Invenietis: ''Dialogue, Chemins, Récit...'', æon records AECD 0860, 2008, liner notes The clarinetist dialogues with his/her shadow, represented by a part of clarinet pre-recorded on magnetic tape and spatialized by means of

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s dispersed around the audience. The work was premiered on October 28, 1985, in Florence by

Alain Damiens Alain Damiens (born 1950 in Calais) is a French classical clarinetist. Life After studying clarinet at the Conservatoire de Calais, Alain Damiens studied with Ulysse Delécluse at the Conservatoire de Paris and obtained his first prizes (clarin ...

. The version for saxophone was premiered on June 23, 2001, at the

Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord The Bouffes du Nord is a theatre at 37 bis, boulevard de la Chapelle, in the 10th arrondissement of Paris located near the Gare du Nord. It has been listed since 1993 as a ''monument historique'' by the French Ministry of Culture. History Founde ...

, by . The version for traverse flute was premiered in May 2002 in San Francisco by . In 2015, a version by and

Erik Bosgraaf Erik Bosgraaf (born 9 May 1980) is a Dutch recorder player and musicologist. Early life Bosgraaf was born in Drachten, Netherlands. He received his Master of Arts in musicology from Utrecht University in 2006. In 2007 Bosgraaf, under the supervi ...

for recorder was premiered by Bosgraaf. The performance lasts about 15 to 20 minutes.

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''Dialogue de l'ombre double''
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1992 {{Authority control Compositions by Pierre Boulez Solo clarinet pieces 1985 compositions Spatial music Music dedicated to family or friends