Sixteen Going on Seventeen
E66358
"Sixteen Going on Seventeen" is a popular song from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical *The Sound of Music*, known for its duet between the characters Liesl and Rolf.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sixteen Going on Seventeen canonical | 5 |
| Sixteen Going on Seventeen (reprise) | 2 |
| Sixteen Going On Seventeen (reprise) | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
show tune
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedEra |
Golden Age of Broadway (early phase)
ⓘ
surface form:
Golden Age of Broadway
|
| associatedWith |
Broadway musical theatre
ⓘ
Rodgers and Hammerstein ⓘ |
| characterDuet |
Liesl von Trapp
ⓘ
surface form:
Liesl von Trapp and Rolf Gruber
|
| composer | Richard Rodgers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalStatus | standard of musical theatre repertoire ⓘ |
| featuredInFilm |
The Sound of Music
ⓘ
surface form:
The Sound of Music (1965 film)
|
| filmPerformer |
Charmian Carr
ⓘ
Daniel Truhitte ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| fromMusical | The Sound of Music ⓘ |
| genre |
musical theatre song
ⓘ
show tune ⓘ |
| hasForm | verse-chorus structure ⓘ |
| hasKey | G major (commonly performed) ⓘ |
| hasReprise |
Sixteen Going on Seventeen
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Sixteen Going on Seventeen (reprise)
|
| hasSubject |
naivety and experience
ⓘ
youth and maturity contrast ⓘ |
| hasType | duet ⓘ |
| includedIn |
1965 film adaptation of The Sound of Music
ⓘ
original Broadway production of The Sound of Music ⓘ |
| lyricist | Oscar Hammerstein II ⓘ |
| lyricMotif | older boy advising younger girl ⓘ |
| musicStyle | waltz-time ballad ⓘ |
| notableLine |
I am seventeen going on eighteen
ⓘ
You are sixteen going on seventeen ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | The Sound of Music ⓘ |
| performerInStory |
Liesl von Trapp
ⓘ
Rolf Gruber ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| publisher | Williamson Music ⓘ |
| reprisePerformersInStory |
Liesl von Trapp
ⓘ
Maria von Trapp ⓘ |
| setIn | Austria ⓘ |
| settingInFilm | gazebo scene ⓘ |
| thematicFocus |
adolescence
ⓘ
coming of age ⓘ romantic courtship ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | late 1930s Austria ⓘ |
| usedIn | stage productions of The Sound of Music worldwide ⓘ |
| vocalForces | soprano and tenor ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sixteen Going on Seventeen (reprise)
this entity surface form:
Sixteen Going on Seventeen (reprise)
this entity surface form:
Sixteen Going On Seventeen (reprise)