Music
Music in dreams often mirrors the emotional harmony—or discord—of waking life, inviting the dreamer to notice where things feel aligned or fractured. Perhaps the question isn't what the melody means, but what feeling it leaves behind: ease or tension, togetherness or isolation, rhythm or noise?
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These are the entries the historical dream-books record for music, in their own words. They are period voices, not predictions, and they do not always agree with one another.
Gustavus Hindman Miller, 1901
To dream of hearing harmonious music, omens pleasure and prosperity.
Discordant music foretells troubles with unruly children, and unhappiness in the household.
Fontaine, 1862
(See Singing.) To dream of hearing strains of sweet music, denotes joy and happiness. If a girl who has a lover dreams this, he will surprise her either with a splendid present, or with an invitation to go somewhere where she will be delighted and enjoy herself much.