Composed for the Paris Conservatoire contest  Fantaisie Orientale is a piece by Max d'Ollone for Bb Clarinet and Piano accompaniment. Really melodious this piece is quite complex to play. This work starts slowly with some accelerations followed by a more quiet and melancholic part. The end is more lyrical and features some trills and numerous accidentals. Max d'Ollone (1875-1959) is a French musician who won the first Grand Prix de Rome in 1897. He was a great professor and composer who produced numerous pieces including ballets symphonies and chamber music.