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''[[The Building of the Ship]]'' is a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1837-1916)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Francis_Barnett].  
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''[[The Building of the Ship]]'' is a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Wadsworth_Longfellow].  
  
 
==The original text==
 
==The original text==

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The Building of the Ship is a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)[1].

The original text

The poem[2]

Translations and adaptations

A cantata (Opus 35), based on the poem, was composed by John Francis Barnett (1837-1916)[3] and first performed at the Leeds Festival on 13 October, 1880. Patey & Willis, London, published a vocal score of the piece, which when on to see numerous editions.

Performance history in South Africa

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Wadsworth_Longfellow

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44626/the-building-of-the-ship

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Francis_Barnett

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 287-8


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