Background Flashcards
1
Q
Who wrote the music?
Who wrote the lyrics?
A
Richard Rodgers wrote the music
Hammerstein wrote the lyrics
2
Q
What’s the story?
A
Based on memoirs of Maria Von Trapp Set in Austria 1938 Maria Rainer is governess of children after leaving the convent in the mountains Marries their widowed father Flee from Nazis
3
Q
What’s the background to the song?
A
Act 1, second song
Maria leaving nunnery in hills to start new life as governess
Mood = regret, sadness but becomes hopeful, inspired by the mountains
4
Q
Key lyrics for mood
A
Regret - “My day in the hills has come to an end”
Hope - “The hills are alive with the sound of music”
