Interested in exploring eco-musicology and sustainability advocacy through the study of composers and their works? Whether in a music history course or a survey course for non-majors, a sample syllabus might include:
Antonio Vivaldi, Four Seasons (1720):
Vivaldi - The four seasons - Winter - 1720-1723
Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Op. 8, "Spring" (1718-1720), by the Wichita Symphony Orchestra
Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Op. 8, "Summer" (1718-1720), by the Wichita Symphony Orchestra
Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Op. 8, "Autumn" (1718-1720), by the Wichita Symphony Orchestra
Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Op. 8, "Winter" (1718-1720), by the Wichita Symphony Orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 6 “Pastorale” (1808):
Beethoven: 6. Sinfonie (»Pastorale«) ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Andrés Orozco-Estrada
Beethoven: 6. Sinfonie (»Pastorale«) ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Ariane Matiakh
Beethoven - 6th Symphony 'Pastoral' (Complete) ♫♥
Beethoven - 6th Symphony - Pastoral
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 Pastoral | Jordi Savall & Le Concert des Nations
Claude Debussy, La Mer (1905):
Debussy: La mer | Bernard Haitink and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Claude Debussy: La Mer (Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Claudio Abbado)
Claude Debussy - La Mer (with score)
Claude Debussy / La Mer (Original version 1905)
Ferde Grofé, Grand Canyon Suite (1931):
Ferde Grofé : Grand Canyon Suite, for orchestra (1931)
Ferde Grofé : Sunrise and On the Trail from Grand Canyon Suite, for orchestra (1931)
Ferde Grofé - 1931 - Grand Canyon Suite for Orchestra - FL20.
Grand Canyon Suite: On the Trail by Ferde Grofe
FERDE GROFÉ - Grand Canyon Suite
John Cage, 4'33" (1952):
John Cage: 4'33'' / Petrenko · Berliner Philharmoniker
John Cage's 4'33'' explained: The music of silence
John Cage: 4'33'' for piano (1952)
Olivier Messiaen, Oiseaux Exotiques (1955):
Olivier Messiaen - Oiseaux exotiques (1955)
Olivier Messiaen OISEAUX EXOTIQUES
Olivier Messiaen - Oiseaux exotiques (1955-56)
Messiaen: Oiseaux exotiques / Uchida · Rattle · Berliner Philharmoniker
Olivier Messiaen: Oiseaux exotiques
George Crumb, Vox Balaenae (1971):
Vox Balaenae (1971), Part I, by George Crumb
George Crumb: Vox Balaenae (Voice of the Whale) for Three Masked Players (1971)
Vox Balaenae (1971) by George Crumb
George Crumb: Vox Balaenae (1971)
LCCE performs George Crumb's Vox balaenae
Pauline Oliveros, Sonic Meditations (1971):
Pauline Oliveros - Sonic Meditation I: Teach Yourself to Fly (1971) | AREPO
HARD Rhetorical Synthesis - In 1971, experimental musician Pauline Oliveros created Sonic Meditation
RESONANCE ENSEMBLE presents: Sonic Meditation XVI (Pauline Oliveros)
sonic meditation xvi - pauline oliveros
Sonic Meditations (For Pauline) ~ Audio Only ~
Toru Takemitsu, From me flows what you call Time (1990):
Toru Takemitsu: From me flows what you call time (1990)
Tōru Takemitsu - From me flows what you call time (UK Première)
SCORES THAT I LIKE | From Me Flows What You Call Time | Tōru Takemitsu
MI: Takemitsu, From me flows what you call Time
Takemitsu, From me flows what you call time - Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería
John Luther Adams, Inuksuit (2009):
John Luther Adams: INUKSUIT (promo trailer)
John Luther Adams, Inuksuit, Morningside Park, New York City, 21 June 2011 (part 1)
Inuksuit, John Luther Adams (Estreia Europeia) - VERSÃO PORTUGUESA
Repetitie Inuksuit t.b.v. Concertgebouw/Holland Festival 20 juni
John Luther Adams, Becoming Ocean (2014):
John Luther Adams: Become Ocean
John Luther Adams: Become Ocean (promo trailer)
John Luther Adams discussing his inspiration for Become Ocean
John Luther Adams: Become Ocean (2012/13)
Classical Classroom, Episode 116: John Luther Adams Swims Through “Become Ocean”
Gabriela Lena Frank, Apu: a Tone Poem for Orchestra (2017):
NYO-USA Performs Gabriela Lena Frank’s “Apu: Tone Poem for Orchestra” with Marin Alsop
NYO-USA and Marin Alsop, Gabriela Lena Frank’s “Apu: Tone Poem for Orchestra"
Cues from the Maestro: Gabriela Lena Frank
#MusicWise with composer Gabriela Lena Frank
BeethovenNOW: Behind the Scenes, Gabriela Lena Frank and "Pachamama Meets an Ode"
Takuma Itoh, Symphony of the Hawaiian Birds: Vanished Voices: a farewell to the Oʻo (2018):
Vanished Voices: a farewell to the O‘o
Takuma Itoh, Adaptation Variations (Live)
Szymon Weiss and Szymon Sutor, Lost Seasons (2018):
Weiss' Place - Wirtuozeria jest w zasięgu
50th Anniversary of Teaching at the Power Institute
Susie Ibarra, Walking on Water (2021):
Susie Ibarra - Walking on Water [COMENTARIO] (Clásica Contemporánea)
Water Rhythms at Fridman Gallery
Invitation to a Journey - Performance Highlights
7th grade first year ever running track
Nate Scheible - Good Morning My Love / Introduction
Caroline Shaw, And So (2022):
Caroline Shaw & Attacca Quartet - And So (Official Video)
Caroline Shaw & Attacca Quartet - Other Song (Official Audio)
Demotions Part 1 - "And So" by Caroline Shaw
Everything (Feat. Frank Ocean, Beyonce, Caroline Shaw, & The Dream)
Alta Collective | Its Motion Keeps by Caroline Shaw
Caroline Shaw, The Evergreen (2022):
Caroline Shaw & Attacca Quartet - The Evergreen: IV. Root (Official Audio)
Caroline Shaw & Attacca Quartet - And So (Official Video)
Caroline Shaw & Attacca Quartet - The Evergreen: II. Stem (Official Audio)
themiroquartet - Caroline Shaw’s "Microfictions, Volume 1" (complete performance)
Bravo! Vail Music Festival High Notes - The Evergreen
Multiple Composers, The Elements: Edgar Meyer (“Water”):
The Elements with Joshua Bell: Edgar Meyer on "Water"
Elements: Edgar Meyer's "Water"
Making The Meyer Double Bass: Chapter 6 "The Secrets in The Varnish'' (THE GRAND FINALE)
The Making Of Appalachia Waltz with Mark O'Connor, Yo Yo Ma and Edgar Meyer
Whitewater Bela Fleck Sam Bush Jerry Douglas Stuart Duncan Edgar Meyer Bryan Sutton
Jake Heggie (“Fire”):
Jake Heggie - Fire Round Interview for It's a Wonderful Life
Elements: Jake Heggie's "Fire"
Joyce DiDonato and the Brentano Quartet perform Jake Heggie’s Camille Claudel: Into The Fire.
Camille Claudel: Into the Fire by Jake Heggie
The Elements with Joshua Bell: Jake Heggie on "Fire"
Kevin Puts (“Earth”):
Kevin Puts on "Earth" #theelements
The Elements with Joshua Bell: Kevin Puts on "Earth"
KEVIN PUTS Wins Best Contemporary Classical Composition | 2023 GRAMMYs
Minnesota Orchestra: Kevin Puts' Concerto for Orchestra
Jennifer Higdon (“Air”):
Jennifer Higdon- Smoky Mountain Air
The Elements with Joshua Bell: Jennifer Higdon on "Air"
"Rhythm Stand" - By Jennifer Higdon
Jennifer Higdon on "Air" from "The Elements"
Jennifer Higdon - Morning Opens
Jessie Montgomery (“Space”):
The Elements with Joshua Bell: Jessie Montgomery on "Space"
Elements: Jessie Montgomery's "Space"
Composer Jessie Montgomery talks about her contribution to "The Elements": SPACE
The Harlem Chamber Players Perform "Starburst" by Jessie Montgomery
Joni Mitchell, “Big Yellow Taxi”:
Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi (Official Lyric Video)
Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell
Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi (2021 Remaster) [Official Audio]
Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi (Both Sides Now: Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 1970)
Bob Dylan, “These Times They Are a-Changin’”:
These Times They Are A Changin
These times they are a changin By #BobDylan cover by #RandyEckman
These Times They Are A Changin' - Blake Rice
TOD THE MOD/"These Times They Are A Changin'. "The Kitchen Sessions "UNDERCOVER"..Bob Dylan Song.
These Times They Are A Changin' - Blake Rice (Pt. 2)
Joan Baez, “What Have They Done To The Rain”:
JOAN BAEZ ~ What Have They Done To The Rain ~
Joan Baez- What Have They Done To The Rain with Lyrics.wmv
Joan Baez - What Have They Done To The Rain [HD]
What Have They Done To The Rain - Lyrics - The Searchers
Joan Baez - What Have They Done to the Rain (Lyrics) [HD]
Beach Boys, Surf’s Up: “Don’t Go Near the Water”:
Don’t Go Near The Water 🌊 #SurfsUp #DontGoNearTheWater #TheBeachBoys
The Beach Boys - Don't Go Near The Water (1971 Promo Video)
the beach boys - don't go near the water
Beach Boys, “A Day In The Life Of A Tree”:
The Beach Boys - A Day In The Life Of a Tree
The Beach Boys - A day in the life of a tree (2021 Unofficial Remaster)
The Beach Boys - A Day In The Life Of A Tree (Live in Long Beach, CA, 12-03-1971)
The Beach Boys - A Day In The Life Of A Tree
The Beach Boys: A Day in the Life of a Tree
Roger Payne, Songs of the Humpback Whale:
Songs Of The Humpback Whale - by Dr. Roger Payne
Attend the Whale Song: Roger Payne at TEDxBeaconStreet
Roger Payne's Final Interview: Discovering Whale Songs & Shaping Conservation
Songs of the Humpback Whale Recorded by Dr. Roger S. Payne
Dr. Roger S. Payne “Songs Of The Humpback Whale” 1970 Capitol
John Prine, “Paradise”:
Paradise - John Prine on The Marty Stuart Show (Live)
Sturgill Simpson and John Prine Perform "Paradise" (Mr. Peabody's Coal Train) | GRAMMYs
Michael Jackson, “Earth Song”:
Michael Jackson - Earth Song (Official Video)
Michael Jackson - Earth Song. (Lyrics).
Michael Jackson - Earth Song (Lyrics)
Michael Jackson - Earth Song - Live [HD/720p]
YouTube The Voice Romania Blind Audition Bogdan Ioan Earth Song Michael Jackson
Metallica, “Blackened”:
Metallica: Blackened (Warsaw, Poland - July 7, 2024)
Metallica: Blackened (Paris, France - May 17, 2023)
Metallica - Blackened [Original 1988 Studio Recording]
Metallica - Blackened - Lyrics
Jack Johnson, “3 R’s”:
Jack Johnson - The 3 R's (Unofficial Lyric Video)
Jack Johnson - The 3 R's (Live)
Recycling Song Jack Johnson 3Rs
Jack Johnson: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - 3 R Song | Explore Films
King Gizzard and Lizard Wizard, “Planet B”:
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - Planet B (live) [CC: lyrics/subtítulos]
Planet B Live In Lisbon (2025) King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Planet B (sub/lyrics)
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard "Planet B" @ Greek Theatre Los Angeles 08-13-2019
OneRepublic, “Truth to Power”:
OneRepublic - Truth To Power (Lyric Video)
OneRepublic - Truth To Power (Live On Late Night With Seth Meyers/2017)
Truth to Power OneRepublic lyrics
Lyrics Truth To Power OneRepublic
Truth to Power-OneRepublic lyrics
Childish Gambino, “Feels Like Summer”:
Childish Gambino - Feels Like Summer
Childish Gambino - Feels Like Summer (Lyrics)
Childish Gambino - Feels Like Summer (Audio)
Childish Gambino - Feels Like Summer [LYRICS]
Childish Gambino-Feels Like Summer LYRICS
Marvin Gaye, “Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)”:
Marvin Gaye - Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) (Visualizer)
Marvin Gaye - Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) [playlist-friendly]
Marvin Gaye - Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) (Lyrics) [HD]
Marvin Gaye - Mercy Mercy Me (From "Live at Montreux 1980" DVD)