All of the following statements are true of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, except which one?
A. As a child, Mozart toured Europe with his father and sister, performing hundreds of concerts before he was 13
B. Mozart never received adequate patronage to support himself and his family, and when he died he was buried in a pauper's grave
C. Mozart invented many new forms of music
D. Mozart was a child prodigy, who wrote his first original composition at the age of 6 and his first symphony at the age of 8
Answer: C. Mozart invented many new forms of music
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