DavidPaulWagner

aka David Paul Wagner from Australia. Wizzley author for 14 years. 81%

David Paul Wagner is a publisher and writes on history, languages, music and travel.

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Culture and Society

Ancient Rome: History and Heritage

Ancient Rome was a republic and then an empire that existed for almost a thousand years. Today's world has inherited a wonderful heritage from ancient Rome.

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Culture and Society

Ancient Greece: History and Heritage

All of us owe the world of ancient Greece a debt. The modern world has inherited many valuable things from ancient Greece including drama, philosophy, medicine, and much more.

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Schumann: The Genius Who Composed Scenes From Childhood

Robert Schumann was a prominent German composer of the Romantic era. He was famous for his songs and piano pieces depicting the joys and sorrows of love and the beauties of nature.

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Mahler: The Genius Who Composed the Resurrection Symphony

Gustav Mahler was an outstanding composer and conductor of the post-Romantic era. His lush symphonies included folk music and pastoral elements.

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Mendelssohn: The Genius Who Wrote The Hebrides Overture

Felix Mendelssohn was a composer of the Romantic period. Mendelssohn's beautiful works combined a classical form combined a romantic style.

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Liszt: The Genius Who Composed the Hungarian Rhapsody

Franz Liszt was a Hungarian composer and pianist of the Romantic era. Some consider him the greatest virtuoso pianist of all time.

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Handel: The Genius Who Composed The Messiah

George Frideric Handel was a great Baroque composer. He wrote operas, oratorios (such as the Messiah), the Water Music and Music for the Royal Fireworks.

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Haydn: The Genius Who Wrote the Trumpet Concerto

The Austrian composer, Joseph Haydn (nicknamed "Papa" Haydn), never seems to have stopped working. He produced 104 symphonies, 84 string quartets, and much more.

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Schubert: The Genius Who Composed the Unfinished Symphony

Schubert was one of the great Romantic composers, who was especially famous for his songs. Often underlying his lyrical melodies was a characteristic melancholy.

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Stravinsky: The Genius Who Wrote The Rite of Spring

Igor Stravinsky's brilliant music scores stir up a lot of excitement. In fact, there was a riot at the premiere of his ballet "The Rite of Spring" and the police were called!

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Verdi: The Genius Who Wrote Aida

Giuseppe Verdi is no doubt the greatest Italian opera composer of the 19th century. His operas have dramatic stories, vocal lines and orchestration, and are bound to sweep you up!

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Debussy: The Genius Who Wrote Clair de Lune

Claude Debussy is the foremost figure in impressionism in music. He introduced new kinds of melody and harmony, which often suggest oriental music.

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The World's Best Encyclopedias

Over the years encyclopedias have opened a gateway into the world's information. Even with the coming of Wikipedia, it is profitable to explore the other existing encyclopedias.

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Chopin: The Genius Who Wrote the Revolutionary Etude

Frédéric Chopin, the great Polish-French composer and pianist, wrote all sorts of romantic music for the piano -- mazurkas, polonaises, nocturnes, ballades, and more.

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Travel & Places

Chennai (Madras): Gateway to South India

Chennai (formerly Madras) is the fourth largest city in India and the capital of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

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Tchaikovsky: The Genius Who Composed Swan Lake

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a Russian composer of the Romantic era. He wrote music for the ballets, Swan Lake and The Nutcracker, symphonies, fantasies, operas, and much more.

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Travel & Places

Kolkata (Calcutta), India: The City of Joy

Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) has been long the largest city in India and of the historical region of Bengal. It is a commercial and cultural center that merits a visit.

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Brahms: The Genius Who Composed A German Requiem

In his personal life Brahms was a solitary figure who never married. But in music he was a master and one of history's greatest composers of symphonic music and songs.

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