This is my second “sketch” that experiments with the different sounds a cello can make. I also toyed with the idea of playing one part on the cello while singing a different but related part. I used several familiar melodies: “Love Is Spoken Here,” and “Praise To The Man,” both well-known LDS tunes. I used Pachelbel’s Canon in D to demonstrate the cello’s potential to make guitar sounds (and because cellos are given the most boring, repetitive part in Pachelbel’s piece anyway). Then, I end this sketch the same way I ended the first one.
The main motivation behind writing this piece came from an upcoming pageant I was involved in. I lived in a complex called Heritage Halls, and I became involved in the Mr. Heritage pageant in which all ten contestants would dance, dress up in suits, and show off their talents. I planned to show off my unique cello skills. In the end, I didn’t do this cello number. I performed an original one-man skit, Let’s Play Monopoly, which I had written my senior year of high school. That act was much more unique in the show because there was another guy who played violin for his talent. In any case, I still have this second “cellodic sketch,” which is simply a mash-up of several different tunes and rhythms just to show off the diversity of sounds made possible by a single cello.
In case you were wondering, I didn't win the pageant. Some other guy blew everyone else out of the water with an original rap. Nevertheless, I had great fun performing in the show.
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