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Who arranged "Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two)"
Hiroshi Tamawari
Who wrote "Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two)"
Harry Dacre
Harry Dacre was the pen name of…
Frank Dean
What was the inspiration of "Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two)"
Harry taking his bicycle to New York, paying import duties, when a friend told him he was lucky to not have brought a tandem or he would have to pay twice as much
What was originally going to be written instead of "Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two)" and why wasn't it?
"donkey-cart built for two"; Donkey-carts were not common in the US
Who first turned "Daisy Bell" into a huge hit?
Entertainer Katie Lawrence
Where did Daisy Bell turn into a huge hit?
US and London
Who was the 2nd person to turn Daisy Bell into a huge hit?
Kate Carney
When was the 2nd person able to turn Daisy Bell into a huge hit?
A year after Katie, 1893
When did Katie Lawrence turn Daisy Bell into a huge hit?
1892
How did Kate Carney turn Daisy Bell into a huge hit?
With "Sarah or A Donkey Cart Built For Two", a maybe satire
What Daisy Bell version from the 21st century is considered a musical spoof? When?
"Weird Al" Yankovic's in 2014
What version of Daisy Bell is used to support music education in disadvantaged schools?
Yankovic's
What is the form of Daisy Bell?
Verse-chorus aBaB
Where is Bell Laboratories?
Murray Hill, New Jersey
What computer synthesized speech for the first time?
IBM 704
When was speech synthesized for the first time?
1961
Who was inspired to work on a film when visiting a friend at Bell Labs during the speech synthesis demonstration?
Writer Arthur C. Clarke
What film did Arthur C. Clarke work on?
2001: A Space Odyssey
When was 2001: A Space Odyssey created?
1968
Which character sings Daisy Bell in 2001: A Space Odyssey?
Malfunctioning and menacing HAL 9000 computer
Who does HAL 9000 sing Daisy Bell to?
Astronaut Dave Bowman
How did HAL 9000 learn Daisy Bell?
Mr. Langley
What's the irony with HAL 9000 singing Daisy Bell?
His purpose: to provide answers to problems
references quote: "Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer do"
What is happening while HAL 9000 sings Daisy Bell?
The astronaut is succeeding in trying to deactivate the computer's circuitry
When was Hiroshi Tamawari born?
1971
When did Hiroshi Tamawari recreate Daisy Bell?
2016
How does Daisy Bell begin?
Wordless chorus melody, performed monophonically and using tambre of the IBM 704
How did Tamawari replicate the IBM 704 sound?
Using "chipspeech" software emulating it
After the chorus is repeated once, where are the pulses for the 2nd run through the chorus located?
On beats 2 and 3
Besides the synthesizes IBM 704, what other "non-human voices" are interwoven in the song?
A vocoder and a Cyber Diva
What does the first voice feature in terms of voices?
A duet of 2 voices in unison
What timbre is more prominent in the first verse?
The vocoder
The vocoder was developed by…
Bell Labs
When was the vocoder developed?
1937
What voice other than the vocoder is prominent in the first verse?
"Vocaloid4 Cyber Diva", virtual singing software
How much newer is the vocaloid software than the IBM 704?
50 years
In verse 2, what sings?
The Cyber Diva only
What word in verse 2 has vibrato added to it?
"bell"
What does the vibrato do to the tone color of Daisy Bell?
Makes it sound more human
Who was added to the cover of sheet music after gaining success for Daisy Bell?
Katie Lawrence
What is the meter of the melody of Daisy Bell?
Triple meter
When accompaniment is added to the melody, what type of texture is it?
Homophonic
In verse 2, the word daisy was originally
"dazzling"
What bicycle-themed puns are part of verse 2?
"tandem"
"ped'ling"
"lamps"
"bright lights"
How does the vocaloid employ a mechanical sound?
There is limited "singing" data
What bicycle themed puns are part of verse 3?
"wheel"
"bell(e)"
"lead"
"trip"
"brake"
In the final chorus, what are the individuals doing as part of the duet?
IBM 704 performs the melody, Vocaloid4 Cyber Diva sings in harmony