inside/insight the vuvuzela

Canon EOS 6D - f/5.6 - 1/40sec - 100 mm - ISO 200

 

Hilarious: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lkq20hzAgk

 

- for challenge Flickr group: Macro Mondays,

theme: Member's Choice - Musical Instruments

- For specifications of the set-up and dimensions, see the picture in the first comment.

 

- The vuvuzela, also known as lepatata Mambu (its Tswana name) is a plastic horn, about 65 centimetres (2 ft) long, which produces a loud monotone note, typically around B♭ 3 (the B♭ below middle C). Many types of vuvuzela, made by several manufacturers, may produce various intensity and frequency outputs. The intensity of these outputs depends on the blowing technique and pressure exerted.

 

The vuvuzela is most used at football matches in South Africa, and it has become a symbol of South African football as the stadiums are filled with its sound.

The vuvuzelas made a comeback at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, and have been used mainly by Iranian supporters. Much like in 2010, there has been a backlash against the use of vuvuzelas.

 

In art music several compositions were made for the vuvuzela. One is a baroque-style double concerto in C major for vuvuzela, organ (or harpsichord) and string orchestra, written by Timo Kiiskinen, Professor of Church Music in Sibelius Academy, Helsinki.

 

Some more examples:

- Joseph Haydn: Quartet No. 62 (Op. 76, no. 3) "Vuvuzela Quartet" www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTVa6cUCm1k

- Johann Vuvuzela Bach, fugue in g minor

www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2Ef0zi2UEY

- Bach's 2nd Brandenburg Concerto, Movement 3

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEorJ7oXSfQ

 

 

Done