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| − | ''T. S. Webster'' was the owner of | + | [[image:MarchWaikato.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''March Waikato'' cover by ''T. S. Webster'']] |
| + | ''T. S. Webster'' was the owner of music stores in Hamilton, [[Stevens and Webster]] from 1915 and [[Webster's Music Store]] from 1916. | ||
| − | He was also the composer of '' | + | He was also the composer of ''March Waikato'' (1908), better known as ''The Waikato March'', "dedicated to the memory of the sacred Waikatos and their comrades". Although less known in New Zealand in 1916, it was said to be exceedingly popular in Great Britain, where it was played regularly as an opening piece by many famous military bands, including the band of the Royal Horse Artillery. He also composed a piece called ''Olympia''. |
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | *[http://sounz.org.nz/works/show/13798 Recording of ''March Waikato'', sounz.org.nz] | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:10, 2 December 2015
T. S. Webster was the owner of music stores in Hamilton, Stevens and Webster from 1915 and Webster's Music Store from 1916.
He was also the composer of March Waikato (1908), better known as The Waikato March, "dedicated to the memory of the sacred Waikatos and their comrades". Although less known in New Zealand in 1916, it was said to be exceedingly popular in Great Britain, where it was played regularly as an opening piece by many famous military bands, including the band of the Royal Horse Artillery. He also composed a piece called Olympia.
