Lesson 5:The Trapp Family Singers

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The Trapp Family The story of the Trapp Family Singers began when Georg von Trapp fell in love with Agathe Whitehead. The year was 1910. Georg and Agathe both came from upper-class Austrian families. He was a talented 30-year-old naval captain. She was the granddaughter of an English inventor. Looking forward to a bright and comfortable future, the couple got married, settled down, and began to raise a family. Robert Whitehead (1823–1905) Agathe Whitehead’s grandfather, Robert, left home at the age of 14 to become an apprentice to an engineer. He worked in France and Italy before the Austrian government hired him in the 1850s. Whitehead’s task was to develop a new weapon for warships — a torpedo. Although torpedoes had been used previously, Whitehead’s was the first to be self-propelled. This innovation proved popular, and by 1881 Whitehead had sold torpedoes to numerous countries, including Britain, Russia, France, Germany, and Argentina. 3
Over the next ten years, Agathe and Georg had seven children — five girls and two boys. From the start, music played an important part in the family life of the Trapps. Both Georg and Agathe played musical instruments and nurtured a love of music in their children. The family often gathered together in the evening to play music. The children learned not only to sing, but also to play several different instruments, including the piano, the guitar, the violin, and the accordion. Without knowing it, Georg and Agathe were laying the groundwork for their children’s future fame as the Trapp Family Singers. It was not a career that they dreamed of or desired for their children. Music was simply something they enjoyed and appreciated. Georg Ritter von Trapp During World War I, 1914–1918, Georg von Trapp was a submarine commander. He became known predominantly as the navy’s “torpedo ace” for his success in sinking enemy ships. After the war, the government gave him the title of Ritter, similar to the title of knight, and he became a national hero. He retired after World War I. 4
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