Unit 5 RhythmThe Family of MusicIn the year 1965 the movie The Sound of Music that was to become one of the most successful productions in film history was first screened. Following the big success of the stage musical Sound of Music, Robert Wise produced and directed the film of the same name. In the same year, The Sound of Music was nominated (提名) for 10 Oscars and went on to win 5：best film, best director, best sound recording, best script and best musical adaptation (改编). And then, the real story of The Sound of Music came to be known worldwide.Born in Vienna, Maria von Kutschera was living in the Benedictine Convent on Nonnberg in Salzburg. She was sent as a governess to the family of Georg Ritter von Trapp to look after his seven children, left motherless after the death of Georg Ritter von Trapp's wife. Shortly after Maria became Baron's wife, she founded a family choir (合唱队) to support the family, and then the choir became famous and popular in Austria. Maria wrote down the story and published the book, which was turned into a musical and then a famous movie later.Nowadays, four greatgrandchildren of Georg Ritter von Trapp and his first and second wife form a musical group called The Von Trapps to continue the family's music career and to realize their own music dream.The Von Trapps began their singing career after performing in the play The Sound of Music in 1997. Since then they have been touring in the United States and some other countries. They have sung on several stages. In 2006, The Von Trapps were given the Special Award for Outstanding Young Family Singing Group at the 27th Annual Young Artist Awards. Now they frequently perform with Pink Martini b...
