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Richard Charles Rodgers ( June 28 , 1902  December 30 , 1979 ) was an American composer of music for more than 900 songs and for 43 Broadway musicals . He also composed music for films and television . He is best known for his songwriting partnerships with the lyricists Lorenz Hart and ___MASK42___ . His compositions have had a significant impact on popular music up to the present day , and have an enduring broad appeal . The King and I is a musical , the fifth by the team of composer ___MASK98___ and dramatist Oscar Hammerstein II . It is based on the 1944 novel " Anna and the King of Siam " by Margaret Landon , which is in turn derived from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens , governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in the early 1860s . The musical ' s plot relates the experiences of Anna , a British schoolteacher hired as part of the King ' s drive to modernize his country . The relationship between the King and Anna is marked by conflict through much of the piece , as well as by a love that neither can admit . The musical premiered on March 29 , 1951 , at Broadway ' s St . James Theatre . It ran nearly three years , then the fourth longest - running Broadway musical in history , and has had many tours and revivals . Flower Drum Song was the eighth musical by the team of ___MASK98___ and Oscar Hammerstein II . It was based on the 1957 novel , " The Flower Drum Song ", by Chinese - American author C . Y . Lee . It premiered on Broadway in 1958 and was then performed in the West End and on tour . It was adapted for a 1961 musical film . Oklahoma ! is the first musical written by the team of composer ___MASK98___ and librettist Oscar Hammerstein II . The musical is based on Lynn Riggs ' 1931 play , " Green Grow the Lilacs ". Set in Oklahoma Territory outside the town of Claremore in 1906 , it tells the story of cowboy Curly McLain and his romance with farm girl Laurey Williams . A secondary romance concerns cowboy Will Parker and his flirtatious fiancée , Ado Annie . ___MASK57___ refers to an influential , innovative and successful American musical theatre writing team consisting of composer ___MASK98___ ( 1902  1979 ) and lyricist - dramatist Oscar Hammerstein II ( 1895  1960 ). They created a string of popular Broadway musicals in the 1940s and 1950s , initiating what is considered the " golden age " of musical theatre . Five of their Broadway shows , " Oklahoma !", " Carousel ", " South Pacific ", " The King and I " and " The Sound of Music ", were outstanding successes , as was the television broadcast of " Cinderella ". Of the other four that the team produced on Broadway during their lifetimes , " Flower Drum Song " was well - received , and none was an outright flop . Most of their shows have received frequent revivals around the world , both professional and amateur . Among the many accolades their shows ( and film versions ) garnered were thirty - four Tony Awards , fifteen Academy Awards , the Pulitzer Prize , and two Grammy Awards . The Sound of Music is a musical with music by ___MASK98___ , lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse . It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp , " The Story of the Trapp Family Singers ". Set in Austria on the eve of the Anschluss in 1938 , the musical tells the story of Maria , who takes a job as governess to a large family while she decides whether to become a nun . She falls in love with the children , and eventually their widowed father , Captain von Trapp . He is ordered to accept a commission in the German navy , but he opposes the Nazis . He and Maria decide on a plan to flee Austria with the children . Many songs from the musical have become standards , such as " Edelweiss ", " My Favorite Things ", " Climb Ev ' ry Mountain ", " Do - Re - Mi ", and the title song " The Sound of Music ". Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II ( July 12 , 1895  August 23 , 1960 ) was an American librettist , theatrical producer , and ( usually uncredited ) theatre director of musicals for almost forty years . Hammerstein won eight Tony Awards and two Academy Awards for Best Original Song . Many of his songs are standard repertoire for singers and jazz musicians . He co - wrote 850 songs . Hammerstein was the lyricist and playwright in his partnerships ; his collaborators wrote the music . Hammerstein collaborated with numerous composers , such as ___MASK45___ , with whom he wrote " Show Boat ", Vincent Youmans , Rudolf Friml , Richard A . Whiting and Sigmund Romberg ; but he is best known for his collaborations with ___MASK98___ , which include " Oklahoma !", " Carousel ", " South Pacific ", " The King and I ", and " The Sound of Music ". `` Some Enchanted Evening '' is a show tune from the 1949 ___MASK57___ musical South Pacific . It is `` the single biggest popular hit to come out of any ___MASK57___ show . '' It is a three - verse solo for the leading male character , Emile , in which he describes seeing a stranger , knowing that you will see her again , and dreaming of her laughter . He sings that when you find your `` true love '' , you must `` fly to her side , / And make her your own '' .