Extended instrumental solo taken from MacMillan's 70-90-minute 'Since it was the day of Preparation ? ' for voices and ensemble, commissioned by the Hebrides Ensemble, Edinburgh International Festival, Soli Deo Gloria and Kings Place, and first performed by the Hebrides Ensemble at the 2012 Edinburgh Festival.The parent work sets the Resurrection narratives from St John's Gospel. Five instrumental solos for different instruments (theorbo, cello, clarinet, harp, horn) are reproduced unabridged. They serve as prologue and interludes at respective points of the work. / Clarinette

Richard Rodney Bennett Sonatina for clarinet solo commissioned by the Mid-Northumberland Arts Group for the National Clarinet Competition for Young People 1983. Duration c. 7 minutes. The Sonatina is in three movements 'Con fuoco' 'Night thoughts' ' Scherznado'

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