Fantasies, Musical, Sexual and Otherwise.....

Happily, 16th and 17th century English composers seized on the word "Fantasy," and before anybody else could drag them down with a contrary definition, said, "Well, my idea of a Fantasy is whatever I happen to be thinking about--Could be anything actually." Which is pretty much what Papa Bach  meant with his term "invention." But it is odd, nonetheless, that "invention" has just a tad more restricted significance than "fantasy"--with the idea of a figure or device, of a musical thought working itself out, rather than just floating freely as a "fantasy" might, sort of.  Both are notably male vagaries, without anybody having decided that they should be.  But can you imagine sitting still for some female's "fantasy" or "invention"? Indeed, I dare say, (not) hardly.  And the same may be said, in spades, for female sexual fantasies. No male, gay or straight, has any desire, ever, to hear through a woman's sexual fantasy.  God help us all.