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Mozart myth debunked

Mozart myth debunked

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Rob Archer
May 17, 2011
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You've heard the story time and time again, saw it portrayed in the movie Amadeus: Mozart, arguably the world's greatest composer, was buried in a pauper's grave.

Except that he wasn't. Mozart's pauper's grave burial is a myth.
Here's the real story:

Vienna Mythbusters and scholars will be quick to tell you Mozart indeed had money troubles when he died in…

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