Wednesday, September 28, 2022

September 28 - Maria Franziska von Trapp (The Musical Birthday Series, 4th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for September 28th are here: Johann Mattheson; Moon Unit Zappa (2019), Johann Mattheson (2020), and Giovanni Punto (2021)

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Maria Franziska von Trapp (28 September 1914 – 18 February 2014) was the last surviving member of the original von Trapp Family Singers.  After the dissolution of that group she became a missionary Papua New Guinea.

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When You Know the Notes to Sing

(1)

Maria Franziska von Trapp

Had travels all over the map

With her family troupe,

An echt Austrian group

With ländler and yodels on tap.

 

(2)

If her family’s escape from the War

Is undying in show business lore,

The credit belongs

To the lyrics and songs

In Rodgers and Hammerstein’s score.

 

 

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