Theme from "The Sound of Music" (revised)

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musical theme song

Theme from "The Sound of Music" (revised) is a well-known musical theme from the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical and its film adaptation, characterized by its sweeping melody and association with the Austrian Alps setting.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Theme from "The Sound of Music" (film score)	1
Theme from "The Sound of Music" (musical)	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	musical theme ⓘ song ⓘ
associatedGenre	Broadway musical ⓘ Hollywood musical film ⓘ
associatedWith	Austrian Alps ⓘ Maria von Trapp ⓘ surface form: Maria von Trapp (character) 20th Century Fox ⓘ surface form: Twentieth Century Fox (film production) opening sequence of The Sound of Music (film) ⓘ stage revivals of The Sound of Music ⓘ
basedOn	The Sound of Music ⓘ
composer	Richard Rodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
firstPerformanceIn	The Sound of Music ⓘ surface form: The Sound of Music (Broadway production)
genre	film score ⓘ show tune ⓘ
hasCulturalImpact	frequently associated with imagery of mountains and nature ⓘ widely recognized melody from 20th-century musical theatre ⓘ
hasForm	strophic song form ⓘ
hasInstrumentation	orchestra ⓘ solo voice ⓘ
hasMelodicCharacter	wide-ranging vocal line ⓘ
hasMood	expansive ⓘ uplifting ⓘ
hasSubject	connection to nature ⓘ joy of music ⓘ personal freedom ⓘ
hasTempo	moderate ⓘ
includedIn	The Sound of Music ⓘ surface form: The Sound of Music (film soundtrack album) The Sound of Music ⓘ surface form: The Sound of Music (original cast recording)
influencedBy	European folk-song style ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
lyricist	Oscar Hammerstein II NERFINISHED ⓘ
musicalFeature	lyrical vocal line ⓘ orchestral accompaniment ⓘ
notableFor	association with the Austrian Alps setting ⓘ sweeping melody ⓘ
originalWork	The Sound of Music ⓘ surface form: The Sound of Music (original stage score)
partOf	The Sound of Music ⓘ surface form: The Sound of Music (1965 film) The Sound of Music ⓘ surface form: The Sound of Music (stage musical)
performer	Julie Andrews ⓘ various stage casts of The Sound of Music ⓘ
period	20th-century music ⓘ
publisher	Williamson Music ⓘ
style	tonal ⓘ
usedAs	title theme of The Sound of Music ⓘ
usedIn	The Sound of Music ⓘ surface form: The Sound of Music (film soundtrack)

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Richard Rodgers → notableWork → Theme from "The Sound of Music" (revised) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Theme from "The Sound of Music" (musical)

Richard Rodgers → notableWork → Theme from "The Sound of Music" (revised) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Theme from "The Sound of Music" (film score)