CHAT Conlangea dreaming etc.

(This went to Dan privately rather than the list.  Apologies, I wasn't
paying attention to the Sender line.)

>"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.
And Dan Seriff:
>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. >
The dire dredge delved deeply into the Morass of Musical Memory, and
found---
"The Lost Chord"

"Seated one day at the organ / I was weary and ill at ease / and my fingers
wandered idly / over the noisy keys /...." (most of the rest forgotten)

and, closely associated in the Volume of Victorian Uplift, "The Holy City".
Hadn't thought of these in YEARS... and now they'll plague me for days to
come.
But it's a pity they aren't heard much anymore.