 | The Story of the Trapp Family Singers by Maria Augusta Trapp
Buy used from: $0.91 The well-written life story that started the whole Sound of Music phenomenom, by the actual woman who went through it.
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 | The World of the Trapp Family by William Anderson
Buy used from: $38.88 An in-depth look at the Trapp family and their world, with numerous photographs and a little bit on Sound of Music genesis.
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 | The Sound of Music: The Making of America's Favorite Movie by Julia Antopol Hirsch
Buy new: $14.96 / Used from: $2.81 A lavishly-illustrated souvenir of the movie with photographs from both original stage and screen versions, with a well-chronicled account of the movie's evolution.
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 | Forever Liesl: A Memoir of The Sound of Music by Charmian Carr
Buy used from: $0.01 A heartwarming memoir with a first-hand account of the movie and its evolution, as told by the child-actress who played Liesl.
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 | Letters to Liesl by Charmian Carr
Buy used from: $13.99 The follow-up to the smash bestseller, Forever Liesl chronicles the impact of the movie on a wide cross-section of earthlings.
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 | The Sound of Music: Vocal Selections - Souvenir Edition
Buy new: $12.44 / Used from: $3.79 Essential for any novice music student with adequate training in piano, but nevertheless fun to own and play.
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 | The Sound of Music (1959 Original Broadway Cast) by Richard Rodgers
Buy new: $8.97 / Used from: $4.49 The world-premiere recording that started the whole phenomenom may be weaker than some others, but it offers fascinating insights into the original vision of the show.
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 | The Sound of Music (1961 London Cast) by Richard Rodgers
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $4.50 This London cast recording may not be as strong compared to the old and new Broadway versions or the film soundtrack, but is a must for completists.
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 | The Sound of Music (1965 Film Soundtrack - 40th Anniversary Special Edition) by Julie Andrews
Buy new: $18.97 / Used from: $9.00 The finest release of the soundtrack so far - the best-sounding and most comprehensive - of this most celebrated of all SofM recordings.
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 | The Sound Of Music (1987 Studio Cast) by Richard Rodgers
Buy new: $9.98 / Used from: $4.46 A uniformly excellent studio cast that combines every musical material from the stage and screen versions, despite some oddity in the opera singers' characterisations.
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 | The Sound of Music (1998 Broadway Revival Cast) by Rebecca Luker
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $4.25 This recent recording is the finest official recording, and it benefits from freshness, excellence and from applications of additions and changes made for the movie into the stage musical.
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 | The Sound of Music: 1999 Live Australian Cast Recording by Richard Rodgers
This Australian revival recording, despite being harder to find, makes a wonderful supplement to the most recent (and finest) recording of the score.
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 | The Making of The Sound of Music by Max Wilk
Buy new: $14.36 / Used from: $8.75 Another informative Sound of Music book, a book that should stand beside the Hirsch book in covering a little more on the Broadway musical.
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 | The Sound of Music Companion by Laurence Maslon
Buy new: $26.40 / Used from: $25.00 This is a seminal SOM book, affectionately written, and well-illustrated. telling the story of the musical in a succinct way.
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