Music Section 4 Flashcards
What piece is regarded as the oldest survining European study of human ecology?
Written around the fourth century bce, Hippocrates, nicknamed the “Father of Medicine,” wrote De aëre, aquis, et locis (“Air, Waters, and Places”) which is regarded as the oldest surviving European study of human ecology.
What does ecology examine?
Ecology is a field of biology that examines the relationships between organisms and their physical environment.
What contributions did King Edward I exut to protect the natural world?
The British monarch King Edward I banned the burning of coal in London in 1306 because of the noxious smoke it produced.
Why was there resistance towards addressing the noxious vapors during the 16 century in England?
During the 16th century air quality a preserving concern in England, and a royal commission was launched to investigate “noxious vapors” that various industrial factories were producing, since witnesses were reporting “damage to trees, crops, vegetation and human health.” However, there was resistance to the commission’s findings because addressing the issues would often come at a financial cost.
What did Silent Spring documented about the effects of the chemical pesticide DDT?
Published in 1962, Silent spring demonstrated how DDT entered the food chain and accumulated in the fatty tissues of animals, including human beings, and caused cancer and genetic damage.
What did Silent Spring accomplished regarding DDT production?
Despite enormous pushback from the chemical industry, the President’s Science Advisory Committee vindicated Carson’s findings, and DDT was eventually banned.
What wide spread message and ideals did Silent Spring left as legacy?
People began to understand that “nature was vulnerable to human intervention,” and that, “at times, technological progress is so fundamentally at odds with natural processes that it must be curtailed.” Some see the widespread acceptance of the need to regulate industry in order to protect the planet as the birth of environmentalism.
What does Ron Cobb’s ecology symbol stand for?
Devised in 1969 in the Los Angeles Free Press on November 7. This symbol combined a lower-case “e” (for “environment”) with an “o” (for “organism”); the unbroken elliptical outer line of the “e” represented the planetary orbit, while the round nature of the inner “o” was a symbol for unity and wholeness. This symbol would later be added to the ecology flag.
How was Earth Day borne?
U.S. senator, Gaylord Nelson, wanted to raise awareness of environmental issues and promoted a series of informal lectures on college campuses. A volunteer for that campaign, Julien Koenig, suggested the term “Earth Day” to happen on his birthday April 22, which became an annual event to honor the need to protect the environment.
What turn did folk music take in the late 1960s?
Folk music and protest activities had become intertwined in the late 1960s, led by singers such as Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, and the group Peter, Paul and Mary.
What album earned Joni Mitchell her first Grammy award?
Clouds. The album included “Both Sides Now” and “Chelsea Morning,” two songs by Mitchell that had been previously performed by other artists. Clouds rose to Number 31 on the Billboard charts and led to hers first Grammy award, for “Best Folk Performance.”
What inspired Mitchell to write the Big Yellow Taxi?
Thought the windows of a hotel room in Hawaii she a “paradise” (green, lush hills, old Sugarloaf Mountain, white birds, Myna birds) and, right in the middle of it all, was a big parking lot. This inspired the one of themes, “misguided destruction of ‘paradise’ for the sake of money,” in her song.
What pesticide is referenced in Mitchell’s “Big Yellow Taxi’?
Mitchell references DDT, urging that it not be used in agriculture—a timely concern, since it would still be two more years before the United States would ban the pesticide.
What music genre is Big Yellow Taxi?
The environmental topics of “Big Yellow Taxi” led Mitchell to dub its upbeat style as “Ecology rock ’n’ roll.”
How does Mitchell create contrast in Big yellow taxi?
Mitchell creates contrast by shifting the harmony during each chorus, along with changes in the guitar’s strumming pattern and the number of accompanying instruments.
Who said “A man can do all things if he will” and what was the nickname associated with that quote
Leon Battista Alberti and the “Renaissance man”
Where was Donald Glover born
Kern county California
What religious group was Donald Glover a part of growing up
Jehovah’s Witness
At his highschool graduation Donald Glover got voted as most likely to write for what show
The Simpsons
What did Donald Glovers parents work as
A postal worker (His father) and, a Daycare worker (his Mother)
What did Donald Glovers put in his resume/application that got him a major writing job
A script of a Simpson episode he thought of
What was the pseudonym that Donald Glover made Rap under
Childish Gambino
What year did Donald Glover first release any songs
2008
when did Donald Glover get his first Grammy, and what song was it for
2018 for “Redbone”
When was feel like summer released
2018
who wrote feel like summer
Donald Grover
What is the song “Feel like summer” trying to talk about
climate change
Where did Donald Grover grow up
Stone mountain, Georgia
What was the first animated series Donald Grover worked on
The Simpsons
What art school did Donald Grover attend
Tisch School for Arts in New York
What did Rachel Carson’s 1962 book about the dangers of DDT helped rase awareness for?
That industry needs to be monitored to ensure that the environment is protected.
How far does the oldest known study of ecology date back to?
The fourth century BCE
Why was a 1969 ecology symbol added to a flag?
In support of the first Earth Day gatherings in
1970.
How many people took part in the first Earth Day gatherings?
20 Million people.
What did Joni Mitchell call the style of her 1970 song?
“Ecology rock ’n’ roll,”
What song does Rolling Stone Magazine have listed as Number 48 in the “500 Greatest Songs of
All Time.”?
“Idioteque”
How did Donald Glover get the name of “Childish Gambino
A name-generator on the Wu-Tang
Clan website.
What job did Einaudi’s grandfather used to have?
He is a former president of Italy.
Who helped Einaudi learn to have an open way of thinking about music?
Composer Luciano Berio (1925–2003).
Who made Icarus in Flight (2018)?
Richard Festinger (b. 1948).
Which climate-focused composition that received worldwide attention in 2016?
Elegy for the Arctic
