The Building of the Ship

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The Building of the Ship is a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1837-1916)[1].


A cantata (Opus 35), based on the poem, was composed by John Francis Barnett (1837-1916)[2] 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.