The Composer’s Dilemma

One of many, we’re certain, but this one seems primary.

[For a composer,] [t]he music in one’s head and the music on the page are examples of the two cerebral hemispheres, and they really are entirely different animals. The first is the True Inspiration and the latter is how the True Inspiration can be translated into something musicians can actually play and people can actually hear. Left brain, right brain. Maybe they’ll take a picnic together sometime.

— Composer and blogger Alex Shapiro of Notes From The Kelp