I used to keep a pad on my nightstand for precisely that reason,
but quickly found that the stuff on it tended to be either illegible, or
not nearly as original as I'd thought when half-asleep.
I'm convinced that this is a widespread experience among composers. I have written literally hundreds of ravishingly beautiful melodies in my sleep. And indeed, by morning, they've either been forgotten or they're crap.
But in one very memorable instance I managed to scribble down a melody and some harmonies that were indeed quite gorgeous. Turns out I had written the middle tune from "Waltz of the Flowers" (the one in b minor, at m. 164). Oh well, easy come, easy go. --David Lawrence
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