![]() ![]() ![]() She too ensured that her own children Agathe, John, Frank, Mary, and Joan, also received formal musical training. Gromi's side of the family was musically inclined. She was musically accomplished herself as she had formal musical training in her youth. They affectionately called her 'Gromi', a nickname for Grandmother. Making music together was the fabric of their family life.Īgathe's mother, Countess Agathe von Breunner, was the von Trapp childrens' Grandmother. He personally taught them to play several musical instruments and shared many navy and folk songs from the various lands of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. As a father, Georg passed on a love of music to his children. ![]() Georg was also an accomplished musician and had learned to play the violin, fiddle, guitar, mandolin, harmonica, and accordion. On Georg's mother's side, his Aunt Mina Wepler was a professional pianist in Hesse (today Hesse, Germany). His father August was gifted with an exceptional auditory memory, where he could reproduce melodies heard once on the piano to the delight of his family and friends. Both his parents, Captain August Ritter (Knight) von Trapp and Hedwig Wepler, were musically inclined and passed on a passion for music to their children Hede, Georg, and Werner. Georg Ritter (Knight) von Trapp (later elevated to Baron) was born on Apin Zara, Austro-Hungarian Empire (today Zadar, Croatia). ![]()
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