| Composition Year | 1878 |
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| Genre Categories | Songs; For voice, piano; For voices with keyboard; |
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| Work Title | MacDermott's War Song |
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| Alternative. Title | We Don't Want To Fight |
| Composer | Hunt, G. W. |
| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IGH 2 |
| Key | G major |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1878 |
| First Performance. | 1878 |
| First Publication. | 1878 |
| Librettist | Composer |
| Language | English |
| Average DurationAvg. Duration | 3 minutes |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
| Piece Style | Traditional (folk) |
| Instrumentation | voice, piano |
| Extra Information | A popular war song, which helped popularised the term "jingo", due to its use in the chorus. Written after the British government showed support for the Balkans and sided with the Ottoman Empire, to protect Constantinople (now Istanbul) from Russian control. |
