Michael Gordon's Rushes (excerpt) from new york city subway map printable Watch Video
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Description: Years ago I pursed my lips and blew into a bassoon, and felt the entire instrument buzz as I droned on the very bottom note, a B flat. I held the long conical piece of wood in my hands with admiration — it was covered with what looked like a New York City subway map of shiny metal keys running every which way. The bassoon had heft and it was primal — the two reeds vibrating against each other produced a poignant and mournful sound.n nIt all came back to me on a cold sunny Thursday in January