Quote Originally Posted by Quizatzhaderac View Post
I'm reminder of a story about a Cape Verdian composer (his name escapes me) working with a European orchestra.

The composer never learned to read/write music and he never needed to: he simply had all parts memorized and and would teach the musicians their parts by demonstration.
Interesting example. I know a musician who has never learned how to read music; he's had numerous songs published.