A tourist in Vienna is going through a graveyard
and all of a
sudden he
hears some music. No one is around, so he starts searching 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".
He then 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 which they were written, the 9th, then the 7th,
then
the 5th.
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's caretaker ambles up to the group.
Someone in
the crowd asks him if he has an explanation for the music.
"Don't you get it?" the caretaker says incredulously.
(Guess now, before scrolling down)
(Did you guess yet?)
(Have you figured it out?)
"He's decomposing!"
