The von Trapp Family and The Sound of Music tale
The article traces the von Trapp family behind The Sound of Music, noting Georg von Trapp a naval officer who earned a title after WWI, his marriage to Agathe in 1911, years apart while he served, and their seven children Rupert Agathe Maria Werner Hedwig Johanna Martina who lived near Vienna in Klosterneuburg by 1921 while they sang and learned instruments.
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Scarlet fever strikes Klosterneuburg and Agathe von Trapp dies
In 1922 scarlet fever hit Klosterneuburg. The von Trapp children fought the illness and their mother Agathe von Trapp fell ill and died in September 1922 after weeks of sickness.
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Baron von Trapp and Maria Build Family Choir Roots
The narrative describes Baron von Trapp moving near Salzburg to Aigen in 1925, Maria becoming a tutor for his ill daughter, and their marriage in 1927. Their children call Maria Mother, with Rosmarie born in 1929 and Eleonore in 1931. The Trapp family choir grows as they perform at the Aigen church and gain coaching from a priest, leading to a Salzburg Music Festival prize in 1936 and a burgeoning singing career.
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Von Trapp Family Tour and Escape to America 1938
As Germany moved toward war, Baron von Trapp opposed Austria joining Germany. In October 1938 the family sailed to New York City and began a tour in Pennsylvania, traveling as far west as Oklahoma. Maria announced her third pregnancy and wore disguising costumes. They toured through the early 1940s, lived in Merion and Germantown, Pa., and Johannes was born January 1939. They later returned to Europe before World War II intensified and then traveled back to the United States.
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The Sound of Music origin and Trapp Family story
This overview recounts how The Sound of Music opened as a Broadway musical in 1959, its basis on Maria von Trapp’s Story of the Trapp Family Singers, and the 1965 film that popularized the family. It notes the von Trapps life at Stowe Vermont, citizenship in 1948, and ongoing musical activities including The Von Trapp Children group.
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