The Lonely Goatherd
"The Lonely Goatherd" is a popular show tune from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music.
| "The Lonely Goatherd" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Published | 1959 |
| Songwriter(s) | Oscar Hammerstein II |
| Composer(s) | Richard Rodgers |
The song is well known for its examples of yodeling, a part of the traditional music of the Austrian Alps, where the musical is set (however, Maria von Trapp found the yodeling in the motion picture version of The Sound of Music rendition to be lacking in authenticity).
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