ContraBass

By (author)Patrick Suskind

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It is an internal monologue that reflects the struggle of isolation and alienation through a musician who suffers from the monotony of his life and his mysterious relationship with his musical instrument.

The contrabass is one of the most important musical instruments in the orchestra and is the central musical instrument on stage. In this monodrama, the writer does not employ the capabilities of the theater in an excellent way. We are faced with a theatrical work led by one actor who sits all the time in a room with poor decor, which at the same time allows a middle-aged actor to roam around the stage, to show his talents in a role rich in calm and noisy human emotions at the same time. The writer says: … The orchestra is an exact copy of human society. Here, as there, those who do dirty work for others are despised. In fact, the situation in the orchestra is worse than in human society. Because in human society, this would theoretically be for me, a hope that I would once climb to the top of the pyramid and look from the top at the worms beneath me… I tell you… I will have hope…..

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