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The Sound of Music is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers. Set in Austria on the eve of the Anschluss in 1938, the musical tells the story of Maria, who takes a job as ...
The Sound of Music. Lyrics By Oscar Hammerstein II Music By Richard Rodgers. In the title song, “The Sound of Music,” Maria is introduced in her place of refuge – outdoors, in her familiar hills. This is where she goes to have solitude, to contemplate her life. She begins with: “My day in the hills has come to an end, I know” – she ...
- "Climb Every Mountain" from The Sound Of Music. Perhaps more than even any other Rodgers & Hammerstein song, "Climb Every Mountain" can run the risk of being seen as a cliché, a saccharine sentiment suitable for a Hallmark card.
- "Something Wonderful" from The King and I. "Something Wonderful" from The King and I may not be as well known as the songs, "Getting To Know You," "I Whistle A Happy Tune" and "Shall We Dance," or as dramatically dynamic as the sophisticated soliloquies, "Shall I Tell You What I Think Of You?"
- "If I Loved You" from Carousel. The complete 12-minute "If I Loved You" as it appears in Carousel (commonly referred to as the "bench scene") was another landmark achievement for Rodgers & Hammerstein in its extensive sequencing of continuous music and lyrics to play out a dramatic situation, a reinvention of opera for modern American storytelling.
- "It Might As Well Be Spring" from State Fair. A multitude of changes have been made to the various stage and screen incarnations of State Fair since its debut as an original Hollywood musical in 1945, but one element that won't ever be altered is the inclusion of the first-rate song "It Might As Well Be Spring."
The Sound of Music. Music by Richard Rodgers | Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, Suggested by The Trapp Family Singers by Maria Augusta Trapp. The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world’s most beloved musical. When a postulant proves too high-spirited for the ...
Composer (s) Richard Rodgers. Lyricist (s) Oscar Hammerstein II. " The Sound of Music " is the title song from the musical of the same name that premiered in 1959. It was composed by Richard Rodgers with lyrics written by Oscar Hammerstein II. The song introduces the character of Maria, a young novice in an Austrian abbey.
Robert Wise's movie version of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II's The Sound of Music is probably the most famous movie musical ever made. The film opened at New York City's Rivoli Theater on March 2, 1965 to rapturous critical acclaim. Audiences were tremendously enthusiastic, and the film became one of the highest-grossing movies in ...
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Nov 14, 2006 · The musicals of Stephen Sondheim self-consciously advanced the art form (while usually alienating the audience), but Rodgers and Hammerstein set out to give audiences what they wanted.
