“No, because they stole his freakin’ skull and passed it around for phrenologist to fondle!” Ok, the old joke stops before the decapitation of one of the greatest composers who ever lived. Joseph ...
MAUREEN CAVANAUGH (Host): I'm Maureen Cavanaugh. You're listening to These Days on KPBS. The march of science across the centuries has never taken a completely straight path. Many well-meaning ...
When great, prolific Composer Franz Joseph Haydn died in 1809, he was buried in a simple grave in one of Vienna’s suburban cemeteries. Two days after the burial, enthusiastic medical students bribed ...