Brulant

The musician.

An instrument cannot play itself, nor can a composer compose without the musician present.

Think of each component (Musician, Instrument, Composer) like a puzzle piece, the musician moves the instrument, the composer directs the music, and the instrument itself creates the music that is being played. The audience is a third party, a true musician knows that when he performs, the stage is his- and the audience are guests in his mansion.

It's truly a beautiful thing when you find a musician who respects his audience for more than the reason to simply make money.

Though the audience is important, though they provide fuel to the fire that creates and records his music to make it popular, in the end.. without the musician himself, the audience would not be there.

The music.