Theme from "Edelweiss" (revised)

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Theme from "Edelweiss" (revised) is a later adaptation of the gentle, folk-like melody from the song "Edelweiss," originally composed by Richard Rodgers for the musical The Sound of Music.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical work
associatedWithFranchise The Sound of Music
basedOn Edelweiss
surface form: "Edelweiss"
composerOfOriginalTheme Richard Rodgers NERFINISHED
derivationType later adaptation
derivedFromWorkBy Richard Rodgers NERFINISHED
hasCharacter gentle melody
hasCulturalAssociation The Sound of Music
surface form: The Sound of Music (film)

The Sound of Music
surface form: The Sound of Music (stage musical)
hasGenre stage and screen music adaptation
hasMelodicOrigin Edelweiss
surface form: "Edelweiss"
hasStyle folk-like
hasThematicAssociation Austrian folk-song style
isAdaptationOf Edelweiss
surface form: song "Edelweiss"
languageOfOriginal English
melodyCharacter folk-inspired
lyrical
simple
notableFor reworking of the original "Edelweiss" theme
originalWorkComposer Richard Rodgers NERFINISHED
originalWorkFrom The Sound of Music
surface form: musical "The Sound of Music"
originalWorkLyricist Oscar Hammerstein II NERFINISHED
originalWorkType show tune
sharesKeyElementsWith Edelweiss
surface form: song "Edelweiss"
usesMelodicMaterialFrom final song of "The Sound of Music"

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Richard Rodgers notableWork Theme from "Edelweiss" (revised)