There’s the famous story about the scholars who broke into Beethoven’s tomb hoping to rescue some lost pieces that were buried with him. When they opened it, th

There’s the famous story about the scholars who broke into Beethoven’s tomb hoping to rescue some lost pieces that were buried with him. When they opened it, they found him furiously erasing the manuscripts. “What are you doing?” the horrified scholars asked. “Leave me alone,” Beethoven replied. “I’m decomposing.”