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So, Beethoven was quite the famous man, no? He had many students and inspired many magicians across Europe. So, when he died, many people came to attend his funeral, including many of said students. One of which, a young man who had studied under Beethoven years before, was particularly upset about his teacher's passing and made a vow to himself to place flowers at his grave at least once a month, for in his family it was a great show of respect.
A month passes, and, like he promised himself, the young man visits the grave with a bouquet of daffodils. However, as he bends down to place the flowers, he hears music and instantly recognizes it as Beethoven's 9th symphony. Strange, he thinks, as it seems to be coming up from the ground, but ultimately chalks it up to his music playing in the funeral home nearby. Afterall, Beethoven's music was quite popular.
A month later, and he comes back. Again, he places the flowers down, but, again, he hears music. This time, though, it's Beethoven's 8th. No one is around to ask about it, so he leaves. The next month he hears Beethoven's 7th. The next, his 6th. Then 5th. It's starting to disturb the young man at this point.
On the fifth time he visits with the flowers, he happens upon another student visiting Beethoven's grave. He again hears the music- this time Beethoven's 4th- and finally breaks. Frustrated, he asks the other student if they too hear the music. In reply, they say, "That music? Oh, don't worry about it. It's just Beethoven; he's decomposing."