Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two (1892)) - Harry Dacre (arranged by Tamawari)

What were the differences between Homo saipiens and Neanderthals?

H. sapiens had slimmer and taller bodies and better at crafting

What did early Homo sapiens craft flues from?

Bone

When did Homo sapiens first arrive onto Asia?

80,000 to 60,000 years ago

When did the first Homo sapiens reach Europe?

40,000 years ago

When did Neanderthals go extinct?

25,000 years ago

When did Homo sapiens reach North America?

15,000 years ago

When did humans domesticate horses?

5,000 - 4,000 BCE

When did humans domesticate camels?

2,000 BCE

When did Paul Salopek undergo his Migratory project?

January 2013

How many miles long is the migration pathway that Homo sapiens took from Africa to South America?

24,000 miles

Where did Paul Salopek start his journey?

Herto Bouri, Ethiopia

Why did Paul Salopek decide to start in Herto Bouri, Ethiopia?

The earliest humans subspecies was discovered there

How old is the “Herto man” fossil?

160,000 years old

Where will Paul Salopek’s journey end?

Tierra del Fuego

What is the name of the journey that Paul Salopek undertook?

Out of Eden Walk

What magazine posts periodic updates of Paul Salopek’s journey?

National Geographic

How long did Paul Salopek initially think would take to complete the journey?

7 years

What did camels become known as across the Middle East and western Asia?

Ships of the desert

Where is ancient Uruk located?

Modern day Iraq

How old are the three oldest pieces of evidence in regards to the wheel?

3500 to 3350 BCE

What is located in ancient Uruk that points to the invention of the wheel?

Images of wagons on clay tablets

What is located in Flintbek, Germany that points to the invention of the wheel?

Wagon ruts(tracks) in the ground

What is located in Bronocice, Poland that points to the invention of the wheel?

An image of a wheeled vehicle on a pot

What is the exact date that Baron von Drais displayed his new innovation to locals?

June 12, 1817

Where did Baron von Drais showcase his new innovation?

Mannheim, Germany

Who created the first innovation that resembled a bicycle?

Baron von Drais

How would a person ride a dandyhorse?

Using legs to push vehicle forward

How far was Baron von Drais able to travel using his dandyhorse?

14 kilometers in under an hour

What is 14 kilometers in miles?

8.7 miles

Who created the dandyhorse?

Baron von Drais

Who would later first improve upon the dandyhorse?

Kirkpatrick Macmillian

What nationality is Kirkpatrick Macmillan?

Scottish

What occupation does Kirkpatrick Macmillan have?

Blacksmith

When did Kirkpatrick Macmillan improve on the dandyhorse?

1839

What did Kirkpatrick Macmillan do to the dandyhorse?

Allow the rider to pedal it

Who were the next innovators to improve upon the dandyhorse?

Pierre Michaux and Pierre Lallement

What did Michaux and Lallement call their machine?

Velocipede

What did many people call Michaux and Lallement’s machine?

Boneshaker

How did Michaux and Lallement improve on the dandyhorse?

Put pedals on front wheel

When was a high wheeler design of Michaux and Lallement’s machine developed?

1870s

What is the nickname of the high-wheeler design?

Penny-farthing

What does penny-farthing refer to?

British coins being different in diameter

What was the front wheel’s diameter of the penny-farthing?

5 feet

What was the rear wheel’s diameter of the penny-farthing?

16 inches

What other nickname is there for the penny-farthing?

Widow-maker

How did the penny-farthing gain its widow-maker nickname?

People got injured from falling up so high

Who built the first commercially successful safety bicycle?

John Kemp Starley

When was the first commerically successful safety bicycle made?

1885

What did John Kemp Starley call his safety bicycle?

Rover

How many people joined the League of American Wheelmen by the end of the 19th century?

100,000

How many people can ride on the tandem bicycle?

2

When did tandem bicycles first appear?

1880s

WHen did Daisy Bell release?

1892

When did the iron/wooden wheels of bicycles start switching to rubber?

1890s

What is Harry Dacre’s real name?

Frank Dean

What is the pen name of Frank Dean?

Harry Dacre

What inspired Harry Dacre to write the song Daisey Bell?

When they arrived to New York, Dacre’s bicycle was under import duties, and then a friend joked that a tandem bicycle would make you pay two times more

What is an alternate theory as to Daisy Bells’ creation?

Dacre already had a piece about a “donkey-cart built for two” and then changed it for the American audience

What entertainer brought Daisy Bell to become a hit in the U.S. and later the UK?

Katie Lawrence

What recording did Kate Charney make of Daisy Bell?

Sarah or A Donkey Cart Built for Two

Why did Weird Al Yankovic record a version of Daisy Bell in 2014?

Support music education in poor schools

What form is Daisy Bell in?

Verse-chorus

Where is Bell Laboratories located?

Murray Hill, New Jersey

What computer did Bell Laboratories use to synthesize speech for the first time?

IBM 704

What film would Arthur C. Clarke later work on after being inspired by a visit at Bell Labs?

2001: A Space Odyssey

What is the computer’s name in 2001: A Space Odyssey?

HAL 9000

Who does HAL 9000 offer to sing Daisy to in 2001: A Space Odyssey?

Dave Bowman

Who was HAL 9000’s initial programmer in 2001:A Space Odyssey?

Mr. Langley

What line does HAL 9000 open with when singing Daisy in 2001: A Space Odyssey?

Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer, do

Who created the arrangement of Daisy Bell that is our selected work?

Hiroshi Tamawari

What software can emulate synthetic computer sounds from the past?

Chipspeech

How does Tamawari’s arrangement of Daisy Bell open?

Wordless statement of chorus melody using timbre of IBM 704

What other timbres does Tamawari use besides the IBM 704?

Vocorder and Cyber Diva

Who developed the vocoder?

Bell Labs

When was the vocoder first developed?

1937

At what time is the Daisy Bell chorus performed by the IBM 704 alone in Tamawari’s arrangement?

1:39

At what time is the Daisy Bell chorus performed by the IBM 704 and Cyber Diva in Tamawari’s arrangement?

2:41

How does the final chorus happen in Tamawari’s arrangement?

IBM 704 sings melody, lyrical Cyber Diva signs in harmony

What effect does Tamawari employ to make the Cyber Diva sound a bit more human?

Puts vibrato on “bell”

What verse does the Cyber Diva sing without the vocoder in Tamawari’s arrangement ?

Verse 2

What verse is the Cyber Diva programmed to sound more human in Tamawari’s arrangement?

Verse 3

What is melismatic text setting?

One syllable is set to multiple pitches in the melody

What helps the human qualities to be more emphasized in Verse 3?

Melismatic text setting

What Christmas carol features a well-known example of a melisma?

Angels We Have Heard on High

What syllable features the melisma in the refrain “Gloria in excelsis” of Angels We Have Heard on High?

Glo

What meter is the first wordless chorus in?

Triple meter

What are the words that are sung that are bicycle themed puns?

Tandem, Pedling, Lamps, Bright Lights