You know what the world really needs more of? Vuvuzela music. Yup. That’s totally a pressing issue in the world today. Well, I’m here to help with a new “musical” composition, Exponential Vuvuzelas. A high quality recording of this work will be released soon on my first ever full‐length album.
Exponential Vuvuzelas Score
Act 1, Crescendo
In the first act, the vuvuzela noisemusic starts gently, and keeps increasing as more and more vuvuzelas join in.
Movement N. 1 Vuvuzela
A lone vuvuzela plays repeatedly for some amount of time.
Movement I. 2 Vuvuzelas
The vuvuzela from the previous movement continues, and one more vuvuzela joins in. This continues for some amount of time.
Movement II. 4 Vuvuzelas
The vuvuzelas from the previous movement continue, and two more vuvuzelas join in. This continues for some amount of time.
Movement III. 8 Vuvuzelas
The vuvuzelas from the previous movement continue, and four more vuvuzelas join in. This continues for some amount of time.
Movement IV. 16 Vuvuzelas
The vuvuzelas from the previous movement continue, and eight more vuvuzelas join in. This continues for some amount of time.
Movement V. 32 Vuvuzelas
The vuvuzelas from the previous movement continue, and 16 more vuvuzelas join in. This continues for some amount of time.
Movement VI. 64 Vuvuzelas
The vuvuzelas from the previous movement continue, and 32 more vuvuzelas join in. This continues for some amount of time.
Movement VII. 128 Vuvuzelas
The vuvuzelas from the previous movement continue, and 64 more vuvuzelas join in. This continues for some amount of time.
Movement VIII. 256 Vuvuzelas
The vuvuzelas from the previous movement continue, and 128 more vuvuzelas join in. This continues for some amount of time.
Movement IX. 512 Vuvuzelas
The vuvuzelas from the previous movement continue, and 256 more vuvuzelas join in. This continues for some amount of time.
Movement X. 1024 Vuvuzelas
The vuvuzelas from the previous movement continue, and 512 more vuvuzelas join in. This continues for some amount of time.
Act 2, Diminuendo
In the second and thankfully, final, act, the vuvuzelas finally go away.
Movement I. 1024–0 Vuvuzelas: “Outro”
The vuvuzelas from the last movement in the previous act continue to play until they run out of breath, without starting up again. The movement ends when the last vuvuzela is done.
Movement N. 0 Vuvuzelas: “A much needed break for your ears”
All vuvuzelas remain silent. This lasts for as long as is needed for listeners to realize that the work is done.
Michael Edwards says
Another piece for vuvuzela has been written – and it looks to be quite serious, although it does have the help of a full orchestra:
I don’t know if it’s been performed yet, but the full score can be seen here:
http://imslp.org/wiki/Vuvuzela_Concerto_(Matthews%2C_John-Luke_Mark)
David Mandelberg says
I saw that recently and I was very intrigued, but I couldn’t find any recordings. If anybody comes across a recording of that, I’d love to know!