"The Sound of Music"
Object Details
- publisher
- Williamson Music Inc.
- Description
This sheet music is for the song “The Sound of Music,” with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It was published by Williamson Music Inc. in New York, New York in 1959.
"The Sound of Music" was featured in the musical The Sound of Music, with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. The original Broadway production opened at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on November 16, 1959 and starred Mary Martin and Theodore Bikel.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Ruth Mildred Hunter
- publishing date
- 1959
- ID Number
- 1986.0021.38
- accession number
- 1986.0021
- catalog number
- 1986.0021.38
- Object Name
- sheet music
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 11 1/2 in x 8 1/2 in; 29.21 cm x 21.59 cm
- place made
- United States: New York, New York
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Popular Entertainment
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Sheet Music
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1331175
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-2875-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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