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Hammerstein was one of the most important "book writers" in Broadway history[24][25] he made the story, not
the songs or the stars, central to the musical and brought musical theater to full maturity as an art form.
According to Stephen Sondheim, "What few people understand is that Oscar's big contribution to the theater
was as a theoretician, as a Peter Brook, as an innovator. People don't understand how experimental Show Boat
and Oklahoma! felt at the time they were done. Oscar is not about the 'lark that is learning to pray' that's easy
to make fun of. He's about Allegro."[26]
His reputation for being sentimental is based largely on the movie versions of the musicals, especially The
Sound of Music, in which a song sung by those in favor of reaching an accommodation with the Nazis, "No
Way to Stop It", was cut. As recent revivals of Show Boat, Oklahoma!, Carousel, and The King and I in London
and New York show, Hammerstein was one of the more tough-minded and socially conscious American
musical theater artists. According to Richard Kislan, "The shows of Rodgers and Hammerstein were the
product of sincerity. In the light of criticism directed against them and their universe of sweetness and light, it is
important to understand that they believed sincerely in what they wrote."[27] According to Marc Bauch, "The
Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals are romantic musical plays. Love is important."[28]
According to The Rodgers and Hammerstein Story by Stanley Green, "For three minutes, on the night of
September first, the entire Times Square area in New York City was blacked out in honor of the man who had
done so much to light up that particular part of the world. From 8:57 to 9:00 p.m., every neon sign and every
light bulb was turned off and all traffic was halted between 42nd Street and 53rd Street, and between 8th Ave
and the Avenue of the Americas. A crowd of 5,000 people, many with heads bowed, assembled at the base of
the statue of Father Duffy on Times Square where two trumpeters blew taps. It was the most complete blackout
on Broadway since World War II, and the greatest tribute of its kind ever paid to one man."
Songs
Hammerstein contributed the lyrics to 850 songs, according to The Complete Lyrics of Oscar Hammerstein II,
edited by Amy Asch.[29] Some well-known songs are "Ol' Man River", "Can't Help Lovin' That Man" and
"Make Believe" from Show Boat; "Indian Love Call" from Rose-Marie; "People Will Say We're in Love" and
"Oklahoma" (which has been the official state song of Oklahoma since 1953) from Oklahoma!; "Some
Enchanted Evening", from South Pacific; "Getting to Know You" and "Shall We Dance" from The King and I;
and the title song as well as "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" from The Sound of Music.
Several albums of Hammerstein's musicals were named to the "Songs of the Century" list as compiled by the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the National Endowment for the Arts, and Scholastic
Corporation:
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Maria is a free-spirited young Austrian woman studying to become a nun at Nonnberg Abbey in Salzburg in
1938. Her love of music and the mountains, her youthful enthusiasm and imagination, and her lack of discipline
cause some concern among the nuns. The Mother Abbess, believing Maria would be happier outside the abbey,
sends her to the villa of retired naval officer Captain Georg von Trapp to be governess to his seven children
Liesl, Friedrich, Louisa, Kurt, Brigitta, Marta, and Gretl. The Captain has been raising his children alone using
strict military discipline following the death of his first wife. At first, the children treat Maria as they did their
former governessesplaying tricks on her as a way of gaining their father's attention. Maria responds with
kindness and patience, and soon the children come to trust and respect her.
While the Captain is away in Vienna, Maria makes play clothes for the children out of old drapesreplacing
their naval-style uniformsand takes them around Salzburg and the surrounding mountains. Their bond is
strengthened when she teaches them how to sing. When the Captain returns to the villa with Baroness Elsa
Schraeder, a wealthy socialite, and their mutual friend, Max Detweiler, they are greeted by Maria and the
children returning from a boat ride on the lake that concludes when their boat overturns. Displeased by his
children's clothes and activities, and Maria's impassioned appeal that he get closer to his children, the Captain
orders her to return to the abbey. Just then he hears singing coming from inside the house and is astonished to
see his children singing for the Baroness. Filled with emotion, the Captain joins his children, singing for the
first time in years. Afterwards, he apologizes to Maria and asks her to stay.
Soon after, Maria and the children put on a marionette show for the Baroness, the Captain, and Max, who
proposes he enter them in the upcoming Salzburg Festivala suggestion immediately rejected by the Captain
who will not allow his children to sing in public. He does agree, however, to organize a grand party at the villa.
The night of the party, while guests in formal attire waltz in the ballroom, Maria and the children look on from
the garden terrace. When the Captain notices Maria teaching Kurt the traditional Lndler folk dance, he cuts in
and partners with Maria in a graceful performance, culminating in a close embrace. Confused about her
feelings, Maria blushes and breaks away. Later, the Baroness, who noticed the Captain's attraction to Maria,
hides her jealousy while convincing Maria that she must return to the abbey.
Maria's departure deeply affects the children, who no longer find joy in singing. They are also disappointed to
learn that the Baroness will soon become their stepmother. Back at the abbey, when Mother Abbess learns that
Maria has stayed in seclusion to avoid her feelings for the Captain, she encourages her to return to the villa to
look for her life. After Maria returns to the villa, she learns about the Captain's engagement to the Baroness and
agrees to stay until they find a replacement governess. The Captain's feelings for Maria, however, have not
changed, and soon he breaks his engagement and declares his love to Maria, who returns his affections and
accepts his marriage proposal. Some time later, Maria walks down the aisle of a large baroque cathedral toward
the Captain, who is waiting at the altar dressed in his naval uniformand they are married.
While the Captain and Maria are on their honeymoon, Max enters the children in the Salzburg Festival against
their father's wishes. When they learn that Austria has been annexed into the Third Reich in the Anschluss, the
couple return to their home, where a large Nazi flag hangs above the front door. After pulling the flag down and
ripping it in half, the Captain reads a telegram informing him that he must report to the German Naval
Headquarters in Bremerhaven to accept a commission in the German Navy. Strongly opposed to the Nazis and
the Anschluss, the Captain tells his family they must leave Austria immediately. That night, as the von Trapp
family attempt to leave, they are stopped by German soldiers waiting outside the villa. When questioned by
Gauleiter Hans Zeller, the Captain maintains they are headed to the Salzburg Festival to perform. Zeller insists
on escorting them to the festival, after which his men will accompany the Captain to Bremerhaven.
Later that night at the festival, during their final number, the von Trapp family slip away and seek shelter at the
nearby abbey, where Mother Abbess hides them in the cemetery crypt. Nazi soldiers soon arrive and search the
abbey, but the family is able to escape using the caretaker's car. When the soldiers attempt to pursue, they
discover their cars will not start as two nuns have removed parts of their engines. The next morning, after
driving to the border, the von Trapp family make their way on foot across the mountains into Switzerland to
freedom.
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2. The key players responsible for making it a success nearly didnt take part
Julie Andrews nearly turned down the part due to its similarity to the previous years Mary Poppins. Robert
Wise originally didnt want to direct the film because he felt it was too saccharine. Christopher Plummer didnt
want anything to do with the film, referring to it as The Sound of Mucus, and allegedly needed to have some
drinks before going on set so he could cope. He hated Edelweiss so much he asked for it to be replaced.
3. Lots of critics didnt care for it, either, in both its stage and film incarnations
The eminent critic Pauline Kael described the film as the sugar-coated lie that people seem to want to eat.
Brooks Atkinson, a New York Times critic, said it was clichd, and Walter Kerr at the New York Herald
Tribune thought the show was not only too sweet for words but almost too sweet for music.
4. The real Maria Von Trapp has a cameo in the film, but wasnt invited to the premiere
Though the film is based on her 1949 memoir The Story of the Von Trapp Family Singers, and she appeared
as an extra with her daughter Rosemarie, film execs didnt see fit to invite the real Maria Von Trapp to
opening night. Having been invited to the premiere of Rodgers and Hammersteins musical, when no similar
invitation arrived from the film company she took it up with the producers. Youd have thought theyd have
apologised for their oversight. Instead, the producers told her there were no seats left.
5. The Trapp Family Singers were a real band for almost 30 years
The film depicts the Von Trapps as a wealthy family who had leisure for a bit of music on the side. In reality
music was their sole source of income. Near financial ruin as soon as Maria and Georg married in 1927, they
turned to music to make money, and by 1935 were a popular group. When they fled the country they just said
they were off to tour America, where they continued to make music. In fact, they sang on an Elvis album.
7. Julie Andrews had never played a guitar before appearing in the film
Andrews learned to play Do-Re-Mi before filming on the hillside, but always had trouble singing and playing
at the same time. She found it much easier, reportedly, after a big shot of schnapps. It makes you look at the
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9. Should a nuclear apocalypse happen, The Sound of Music will be played on a loop
1966, the year The Sound of Music took five Oscars, was also the year the BBC decided to build a nuclear
bunker. At the height of Cold War paranoia, the film was selected by television execs to be broadcast in the
event of a nuclear strike. 100 days of television were programmed, and were kept handy until 1993.
10. Half a century on, Sound of Music fans are still coming out of the woodwork
While Lada Gagas Julie Andrews medley at the Oscars warmed most of the hearts on the internet,
screenwriter and producer Shonda Rhimes was having none of it.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2016/04/19/the-sound-of-music-10-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-film/
Explore the places featured during the filming of the lives of the Trapp family on the Sound of Music tour.
Enjoy the Dinner Show featuring all the best-known songs or watch a performance in the Salzburger
Marionettentheater puppet theatre.
The story in the film is based on actual events. Its a moving and emotional story that almost feels like a
fairy-tale
It features majestic countryside scenery and the beautiful backdrop of the city of Salzburg
However, not long after Maria married the Baron and at the beginning of the 1930s she founded a family choir
with which she gave numerous concerts. Following the Austrian Anschluss with Germany in 1938 the family
fled from Austria, and from this time on they were wholly dependent upon their musical activities as the only
source of income. Ultimately the Trapps reached the USA and in 1941 in Vermont (Stowe) they purchased a
farm, which over the years was developed into the Trapp family lodge.
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Maria:
A drop of golden sun
Children:
Mi
Maria:
A name I call myself
Children:
Fa
Maria:
A long long way to run
All:
So- a needle pulling thread
La
Maria:
A note to follow so
Te
Children:
A drink with jam and bread
Maria:
That will bring us back to do
Children:
Doe- a deer, a female deer
Ray- a drop of golden sun
Me- a name i call myself
Far- a long long way to run
All:
Sew- a needle pulling thread
La- a note to follow so
Tea- a drink with jam and bread
Maria:
That will bring us back to do
Do re mi fa so la te do so do
Now children do re mi fa so and so on
Are only the tools we use to build a song
Onces you have these notes in your head
You can sing a million different tones by mixing them up
Like this: so do la fa mi do re
Can you do that
Children:
So do la fa mi do re
Maria:
So do la ti do re do
Children:
So do la ti do re do
Maria:
Now put it all together
All:
So do la fa mi do re, so do la ti do re do
Maria:
Good
Child (Brigitta):
But it doesn't mean anything
Maria:
So we put in the words.
One word per every note.
Like this:
Anything things
Doe- a deer, a female deer
Ray- a drop of golden sun
Me- a name I call myself
Far- a long long way to run
Sew- a needle pulling thread
La- a note to follow so
Tea- a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to
So do la fa mi do re (Maria goes up scale DoReMeFa)
So do la fa (Maria SoLTiiiii) (la sooooo) (ti faaaa) (mi reeee) ti dooooo
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"We are the music makers and we are the dreamers of dreams." Arthur O'Shaughnessy (as quoted in the film,
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory)
Before "high stakes tests" were invented, teachers created their own "high stakes tests." My high school civics
teacher required that each student write from memory the preamble to the Constitution in order to pass the
class. If you recall, the preamble starts, "We the people, in order to form a more perfect union" and goes on
for about six lines.
Thankfully, all my years of watching TV were not a total waste of time (as my mother warned me they would
be). I had watched the School House Rock series on Saturday mornings and remembered a cartoon and song
with the preamble to the Constitution in the lyrics. I sang that song to myself during the test and passed with
ease. This memory has always reinforced to me that music can be a strong tool for memorization and learning
new information.
Language learning offers a unique and exciting opportunity to integrate music. Many people have had the
experience of learning a world language and singing simple, silly songs in class. The introduction of music
provides a light-hearted and fun way to interact with another language and culture.
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