CHAT: Conlangea (etc.) Dreaming

"H. S. Teoh" wrote:

> But as to composing in my sleep... I've done that, except that after I
> wake up, I remember nothing! :-(  Sometimes I can compose the grandest
> symphonies in my sleep, but as soon as I try to think about it after I
> wake up, it vanishes. For some reason, the act of thinking about it (in
> order to write it down) breaks the inspiration. Of course, it's
> questionable whether I really *did* compose something grand in my sleep...
> it might just be an illusory reflection of my secret hopes :-P
I had an extremely frustrating similar experience a few years ago. I was
actually working on a symphony at the time (which has since gone
nowhere), and I dreamt that it was complete and that I was hearing it
and looking at the score. When I woke up, all I could remember was this
incredible chord, but I lost it before I could figure out what it was
and write it down. Despite the fact that I am heavily involved in
composition, I am notoriously incapable of figuring out how to write
something just by hearing it. Sad. It makes these kinds of dreams really
suck. :(

> T
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