Scrivo in Vento (1991), for solo flute World Premiere 7/20/1991 Eglise de la Chartreuse, Avignon Robert Aitken, flute Composer's Notes Scrivo in vento, for flute alone, dedicated to the wonderful flautist and friend, Robert Aitken, takes its title from a poem of Petrarch who lived in and around Avignon from 1326 to 1353. It uses the flute to present contrasting musical ideas and registers to suggest the paradoxical nature of the poem. It was first

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