Decomposing.

And now a bit of a silly story,

Decomposing.

A tourist on holiday in Vienna is passing a graveyard when all of a sudden he hears music playing. He looks around to see where it’s coming from but can see no one, he can still hear the music playing and being a curious sort he begins to search the graveyard.  Finally he locates the origin, it’s coming from a grave with a headstone that reads Ludwig Van Beethoven, it is then that he realises that the music he can hear is Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, but it’s being played backwards.

The tourist cannot understand what’s going on so he goes in search of the Church warden. Upon finding him he explains what he has heard and asks the warden to return to the graveyard with him. However, when they arrive at the grave the music has changed and now Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony is being played, but just like the previous piece it too is being played backwards. Now completely puzzled the Church warden decides to consult a music teacher.

When they return to the grave with the music teacher the Fifth Symphony is now playing, once again it’s being played backwards.  After listening to both the warden and the tourist the music teacher notices that all the symphonies are being played in reverse order.  However, the teacher, the warden nor the tourist can explain it.

The following day news of the strange music being played in the graveyard has spread throughout the community and a large crowd has gathered around Beethoven’s grave. They are listening to the Second Symphony being played backwards. Just then the graveyards old caretaker slowly walks pass and one of the group asks him if he has any explanations for what’s going on.

“Oh it’s nothing to worry about” says the caretaker, “He’s just decomposing.