This is a simplified take I did on the song "Edelweiss" from "The Sound of Music," which is the very last song Rodgers & Hammerstein wrote together. Although it comes from that show, some have reportedly mistook it for an Austrian folk song, or even the national anthem. However, that country's actual national anthem is entitled "Land der Berge, Land am Strome." The song was created for the 1959 Broadway production of "The Sound of Music," as a song for the character Captain Georg von Trapp. In the musical, Captain von Trapp and his family sing this song during the concert near the end of Act II. It is a statement of Austrian patriotism in the face of the pressure put upon him to join the navy of Nazi Germany following the Anschluss (Nazi annexation of their homeland). It is also Captain von Trapp's subliminal goodbye to his beloved homeland, using the flower as a symbol of his loyalty to Austria. In the 1965 film adaptation, the song is also sung by the Captain earlier in the film when he rediscovers music with his children.

Information taken from Wikipedia.

My arrangement is for flute, alto saxophone, vibraphone, and piano. I used a version by a now-obscure animatronic band known as Ursula and the Oompapas to help me do my version.

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This arrangement © me and me alone
Original music belongs to Rodgers & Hammerstein, and everybody else who owns the rights.
The Sound of Music © Richard Rodgers (music), Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics), and Howard Lindsey and Russel Crouse (book). The 1965 film adaptation © Argyle Enterprises, Inc., 20th Century Fox (now 20th Century Studios), and everybody else who owns the rights. It starred Julie Andrews as Maria and Christopher Plummer as the Captain.
Ursula and the Oompapas © Sally Corporation

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Edelweiss: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bL2BCiFkTk (as sung by the Captain in the movie; while Plummer sang it, according to Wikipedia, the movie decided to dub Bill Lee's voice over it instead)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1TaI4NvVBQ (this has Plummer's original vocals)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jbD7vTKVi0 (the first song of two in this set; this version was by the animatronic band Ursula and the Oompapas).