<P> The Sound of Music is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers , lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse . It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp , The Story of the Trapp Family Singers . Set in Austria on the eve of the Anschluss in 1938 , the musical tells the story of Maria , who takes a job as governess to a large family while she decides whether to become a nun . She falls in love with the children , and eventually their widowed father , Captain von Trapp . He is ordered to accept a commission in the German navy , but he opposes the Nazis . He and Maria decide on a plan to flee Austria with the children . Many songs from the musical have become standards , such as `` Edelweiss '' , `` My Favorite Things '' , `` Climb Ev'ry Mountain '' , `` Do - Re-Mi '' , and the title song `` The Sound of Music '' . </P>
<P> The Sound of Music is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers , lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse . It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp , The Story of the Trapp Family Singers . Set in Austria on the eve of the Anschluss in 1938 , the musical tells the story of Maria , who takes a job as governess to a large family while she decides whether to become a nun . She falls in love with the children , and eventually their widowed father , Captain von Trapp . He is ordered to accept a commission in the German navy , but he opposes the Nazis . He and Maria decide on a plan to flee Austria with the children . Many songs from the musical have become standards , such as `` Edelweiss '' , `` My Favorite Things '' , `` Climb Ev'ry Mountain '' , `` Do - Re-Mi '' , and the title song `` The Sound of Music '' . </P>
who was the father in sound of music
who was the father in sound of music
Captain von Trapp
Captain von Trapp