This evening I am thinking of going with a friend to attend a solo concert. The musician plays cello and sings.
Until today I had never heard of such a thing. The idea of somebody singing while playing the cello seems so exotic to me.
Yet I find myself wondering why I think this way. After all, I have attended many concerts where somebody sings while playing the guitar, or the piano.
What is it about the cello that makes the situation seem so different? I have been pondering this, and I have yet to come up with a good answer.
Any ideas?
Guessing that because singing from a sitting position can be challenging (what with breathing and all that) and one usually sits to cello.
Of course some singer-guitarists manage to make vocals from the confines of a chair but the guitar isn’t as loud or resonant as a cello.