The Double Bass | Characters
The only characters in this drama are the speaker and the double bass, and the sum of the work is the relationship of the two to each other and to the unseen soprano Sarah within the context of the orchestra.
By stressing the importance of the double bass to the orchestra, the speaker implicitly extols his own significance. Technical aspects are demonstrated with reference to strings, tone, and range. In his sound-proofed room the bass has a penetrative force which elicits the knock of Frau Niemeyer upon the ceiling, an indication that the musician has exceeded the limits of the...
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