Monday, May 4, 2015

12 Composers Who Were Inspired (or Injured!) by Bicycles

Sunday marks the 38th annual Five Boro Bike Tour, in which an estimated 32,000 cyclists have the streets of New York City all to themselves. The tour guides riders through 40 miles of the city's neighborhoods, from the South Bronx to Red Hook to St. George.
While we've previously considered the potential of Citibiketo get New Yorkers to concerts on time, here are 12 more connections between classical music and cycling, including several composers who found inspiration (and injury) on two wheels. more