He wrote several other pieces about Hiawatha : The Death of Minnehaha , Overture to The Song of Hiawatha and Hiawatha 's Departure . The composer soon followed Hiawatha 's Wedding-feast with two other cantatas about Hiawatha , The Death of Minnehaha and Hiawatha 's Departure ; all three were published together , along with an Overture , as The Song of Hiawatha , Op .