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The Sound of Music
Music by
RICHARD RODGERS
Lyris by
OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN 2nd
Book by
HOWARD LINDSAY and RUSSEL CROUSE
Suggested by “The Teapp Family Singers” by
‘MARIA AUGUSTA TRAPP
Vocal Score
Price, $12.50
Pino Reduction by
Trude Rittman
Blited by
De. Albert Sirmay
WILLIAMSON MUSIC, INC.
(609 FIFTH AVE,, NEW YORK 17, N.Y.The Sound of Music
Produced by LELAND HAYWARD, RICHARD HALLIDAY,
RICHARD RODGERS and OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN 2nd
November 16, 1959 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York City
Directed by
VINCENT J. DONEHUE
Musical Numbers Staged by Jor Layton
Scenic Production by OuiveR SmivH
Costumes by LuctsDA BaLtann
Mary Martin's clothes by Matspocnen
Lighting by Jea RosentHaL
Orchestrations by RopERT RUSSELL BENNETT
Choral Arrangements by Taupe RITMAN
Musical Direction by Freverick DoNcH
Cast of Characters
(In order of appearance)
Manta Rasen, «pov at Nonnberg Abbey Mary Manin
Soren Banta, ses of nove Blzabeth Howell
SISTER ManoaRiray mists of ovat Mie! Oley
The Moruen Asses Paticin Newsy
siren Sorma Karen Shepard
Caran Grore vow Taare Thendor Bel
ana, the beer Joho Ronda
eau Senor, the bouiekeper an Mefarland
rst at Petes
Fuoncn | wim Soowden
Tova Kathy Duna
Kort | ile of Captain Von Trapp Joveph Stewart
Burra Majo Rages
Narra Mariya Soin Locke
Gun Eraana Lien
our Gronen Bian Davo
tea Souaroen Nation Martone
Unsea Tae Eons
Mow Derweusn Kort Rasa
Henn Ziucea Stefan Giersch
Batow Eisen ity. Sith
A Posrutast See, Yaeger
‘owns. VON Scinizon J ichet Gor
Neicusons of Captain Von Trapp, NuNs, Novices, PostuLarss,
Contestants in the Festival Concert: Joanne Birks, Patricia Brooks,
June Card, Dorothy Dallas, Ceil Delly, Luce Ennis, Cleo Fry, Barbara
George, Joey Heatherton, Lucas Hoving, Patricia Kelly, Maria Kova,
Shirley’ Mendonca, Kathy Milles, Lorna Nash, Keith Prentice, Nancy
Reeves, Bernice Saunders, Connie Sharman, Gloria Stevens, ‘Tatiana
Troyanos, Mimi Vondra.The Sound of Music
Synopsis of Scenes
“The story takes place in Austria, early in 1938
ACT I
1: NONWaERG ABBEY
2; MOUNTAINSIDE NEAR THE ABBEY
3: THe OFFICE OF THE MOTHER ABBESS
The next moraing
scene 4: A CORRIDOR IN THE ABBEY
SceNE 5: THY LiviNG Room oF THE Trapp VILLA
‘That afternoon
scene 6; OUTSIDE THE Trapp VILLA
That evening
Masua’s BEDROOM
[ater that evening
scene 8; THY TeRRace OF THE Trapp VILLA
Six weeks Inter
scent 9: A HALLWAY IN THE TRAPP VILLA
(One week later
scene 10: The Livinc Room
‘The same evening
SCENE 11: A Connipor IN THE ABBEY
SCENE 12: THU OFFICE OF THE MOTHER ABBESS
Thece days later
ACT II
scene 1: Tne TeRRAck
The same day
Scent 2: A CORRIDOR IN THE ABBEY
‘Two weeks later
scene 3; Tue OFFICE OF THE MOTHER ABBESS
SCENE 4: A CLoisTER OVERLOOKING THE CHAPEL
scene 5: Tie Livinc Room
(One month later
scene 6: THe Concert Hatt
Three days later
scent 7: ‘THE GaRDEN oF NONNBERG ABBEY
‘That night
INSTRUMENTATION
2 Flutes/Picolos, Obve/Uaglish Horn, 2 B> Clarinets, Basioon, 3 Hors in
3 Bp Trumpets, 2 Trombones, Tubs, Percussion (1 player), Harp,
Strings: 442-241