Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 15 numbers (including orchestral introduction) |
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Genre Categories | Secular cantatas; Cantatas; For 4 voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; |
Work Title | The Building of the Ship |
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Alternative. Title | Cantata |
Composer | Barnett, John Francis |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.35 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IJB 2 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 15 numbers (including orchestral introduction) |
First Performance. | 1880-10-13 — Leeds, Leeds Triennial Music Festival |
Librettist | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882) |
Language | English |
Dedication | His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | Voices: soprano, alto, tenor, bass + mixed chorus (SATB; but also in some numbers SSAA and TTBB) Orchestra |