Edelweiss

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"Edelweiss" is a gentle, nostalgic song from the musical *The Sound of Music*, widely recognized as one of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II’s most beloved compositions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf show tune
song
associatedFictionalCharacter Captain Georg von Trapp
composer Richard Rodgers
countryOfOrigin United States
featuredInFilm 1965 film adaptation of The Sound of Music
firstPerformanceIn 1959
firstPerformanceLocation Broadway
firstPerformedInWork original Broadway production of The Sound of Music
fromMusical The Sound of Music
genre musical theatre
waltz
hasCulturalAssociation Austrian folk style
hasForm strophic song
isFrequentlyMisidentifiedAs Austrian national anthem
isOneOfBestKnownSongsBy Rodgers and Hammerstein
key often performed in G major
language English
lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II
mood nostalgic
namedAfter edelweiss flower
notablePerformer Christopher Plummer
Theodore Bikel
notableVocalPerformer Bill Lee
originalInstrumentation voice and orchestra
voice and piano
partOfWork The Sound of Music
publisher Williamson Music
settingInStory Austria
style simple lullaby-like melody
tempo slow
theme farewell
love of homeland
patriotism
timeSignature 3/4
usedAs closing song in many stage productions of The Sound of Music
writersLastCollaborationForStage Oscar Hammerstein II

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Richard Rodgers notableWork Edelweiss
Richard Rodgers notableWork Edelweiss (song)
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Richard Rodgers notableWork Edelweiss (popular song)
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The Sound of Music hasSong Edelweiss
Theme from "Edelweiss" (revised) basedOn "Edelweiss"
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Theme from "Edelweiss" (revised) hasMelodicOrigin "Edelweiss"
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Theme from "Edelweiss" (revised) isAdaptationOf song "Edelweiss"
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Theme from "Edelweiss" (revised) sharesKeyElementsWith song "Edelweiss"
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Captain Georg von Trapp (The Sound of Music) sings Edelweiss
Act II of The Sound of Music (stage version) includesSong Edelweiss (stage version reprise)
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