Do-Re-Mi

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Do-Re-Mi is a popular show tune from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "The Sound of Music," known for teaching the musical scale through its lyrics.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Do-Re-Mi canonical 6
"Do-Re-Mi" 2
"Do-Re-Mi" from The Sound of Music 1

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf show tune
song
appearsInFilm The Sound of Music
surface form: The Sound of Music (1965 film)
associatedScale C major
associatedWithDuo Rodgers and Hammerstein
composer Richard Rodgers
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalImpact Theme from "Do-Re-Mi" (revised)
surface form: iconic song from The Sound of Music

widely used in music education
filmDirectorOfAssociatedWork Robert Wise
firstFilmPerformanceYear 1965
firstPerformerInMusical Maria von Trapp
surface form: Maria von Trapp (character)

von Trapp family
surface form: the von Trapp children (characters)
firstStagePerformanceYear 1959
genre musical theatre song
show tune
hasEducationalUse elementary school music curricula
introductory music classes
hasFamousOpeningLyrics Do, a deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
includedOnSoundtrack The Sound of Music
surface form: The Sound of Music (1965 film soundtrack)

The Sound of Music
surface form: The Sound of Music (original cast recording)
language English
lyricDevice mnemonic
lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II
lyricTheme teaching the musical scale
musicalForm teaching song
musicalTheatrePremiereYear 1959
notablePerformer Julie Andrews
originalBroadwayStar Mary Martin
originalMusicalBookWriters Howard Lindsay
Russel Crouse
originalProductionLocation Broadway
originalStageProductionProducer Howard Lindsay
Leland Hayward
Richard Halliday
partOfMusical The Sound of Music
producerOfAssociatedFilm 20th Century Fox
publisherOfScore Williamson Music
targetAudience children
general audience
teachesConcept major scale
solfège
timeSignature 4/4
usesSyllables do
fa
la
mi
re
so
ti

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Referenced by (11)

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

Richard Rodgers notableWork Do-Re-Mi
Richard Rodgers notableWork Do-Re-Mi
this entity surface form: Do-Re-Mi (song)
The Sound of Music hasSong Do-Re-Mi
Theme from "Do-Re-Mi" (revised) basedOn Do-Re-Mi
this entity surface form: "Do-Re-Mi"
Theme from "Do-Re-Mi" (revised) hasOriginalWork Do-Re-Mi
this entity surface form: "Do-Re-Mi" from The Sound of Music
Maria (from "The Sound of Music") singsSong Do-Re-Mi
subject surface form: Maria Rainer
AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs hasPart Do-Re-Mi
this entity surface form: "Do-Re-Mi"
Maria Rainer singsSong Do-Re-Mi
Act II of The Sound of Music (stage version) includesSong Do-Re-Mi
this entity surface form: Do-Re-Mi (concert reprise)
Louisa von Trapp singsSong Do-Re-Mi