Henri Rabaud’s Solo de Concours for clarinet and piano, Op. 10, was composed in 1901 for clarinetist Charles Turban, a professor at the Paris Conservatoire. Like all pièces de concours (competition pieces), it was written to assess the technical and expressive mastery of students preparing for graduation. The work was selected for several editions of the Conservatoire’s annual competition (in 1908, 1915, 1925, and 1937), a testament to its popularity and pedagogical value.