The Song of Hiawatha | |
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Trilogy of cantatas by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor | |
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Opus | 30 |
Language | English |
Based on | The Song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |
Performed | 1900 |
The Song of Hiawatha (full name: Scenes from The Song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow), Op. 30, is a trilogy of cantatas written by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor between 1898 and 1900. The first part, Hiawatha's Wedding Feast, was particularly famous for many years and made the composer's name known throughout the world.