Do-Re-Mi

E67183

show tune song

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.

Aliases (3)

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	show tune → song →
appearsInFilm	The Sound of Music (1965 film) →
associatedScale	C major →
associatedWithDuo	Rodgers and Hammerstein NERFINISHED →
composer	Richard Rodgers NERFINISHED →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
culturalImpact	iconic song from The Sound of Music → widely used in music education →
filmDirectorOfAssociatedWork	Robert Wise →
firstFilmPerformanceYear	1965 →
firstPerformerInMusical	Maria von Trapp (character) → 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 (1965 film soundtrack) → The Sound of Music (original cast recording) →
language	English →
lyricDevice	mnemonic →
lyricist	Oscar Hammerstein II NERFINISHED →
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 →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Richard Rodgers → Richard Rodgers ("Do-Re-Mi (song)") →	notableWork
Theme from "Do-Re-Mi" (revised) (""Do-Re-Mi"") →	basedOn
Theme from "Do-Re-Mi" (revised) (""Do-Re-Mi" from The Sound of Music") →	hasOriginalWork
The Sound of Music →	hasSong
Maria Rainer →	singsSong
Rodgers and Hammerstein →	wroteSong