A composer (latin com+ponere, literally "one who puts together")'s a person who creates music, usually by musical notation, for interpretation and performance. The level of distinction between composers and other musicians varies, which affects issues such as copyright and the deference given to individual interpretations of a particular piece of music. In the development of European music, the function of composing music initially had no greater importance than that of performing it. The prese… (More on Composer)