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A tourist in Vienna is going through a graveyard when,
all of a sudden, he hears some music. No one is around,
so he begins to search for the source.

He finally locates the origin and finds it is coming from a grave with a headstone that reads: Ludwig von Beethoven
1770-1827. Then he realizes that the music is the Ninth Symphony and it is being played backward!

Puzzled, he leaves the graveyard and persuades a friend to return with him. By the time they arrive back at the grave, the music has changed.

This time it is the Seventh Symphony, but like the previous
piece, it is being played backward. Curious, the men agree to consult a music scholar.

When they return with the expert, the Fifth Symphony is playing, again backward. The expert notices that the symphonies are being played in the reverse order from that in which they were composed; the ninth, then the
seventh, then the fifth.

By the next day, the word has spread and a throng has
gathered around the grave. They are all listening to the Second Symphony being played backward.

Just then the graveyard caretaker ambles up to the group.

Someone in the group asks him if he has an explanation for the music.

“Don’t you get it?” the caretaker asks incredulously. “He’s decomposing! !”