Scores are visual maps of what the composer wants people to hear.

If the composer wants a triplet feel to the march, 6/8 is used.

Instead of having 12 steps to the octave, a composer might want to have 31, or 10.

Never underestimate the value of a conductor who knows exactly what the composer wants.

You can spend all your life trying to understand better what the composer wants.

I'd rather write music and be a composer for whatever medium wants to hire me.

The composer wanted nothing more than to be alone.

They are able to feel what the composer wants.

"He's very clear about making sure the balances come off the way that the composer wants them to go."

I really don't think the composer wants us to feel anything, at least viscerally.