Schoettle, Elmer2022-11-102022-11-10196614084984https://hdl.handle.net/10657/12637However carefully critics and historians outline the past and the present state of music, analyze its trends, and attempt to predict its future course, new developments are almost always a surprise. The appearance of a new musical technique or style usually seems to be both natural and inevitable. The new is then seen as an outgrowth of existing patterns and conditions. In just such a manner the appearance of the song cycle as an art form developed out of a long, pre-existing tradition.application/pdfenThis item is protected by copyright but is made available here under a claim of fair use (17 U.S.C. Section 107) for non-profit research and educational purposes. Users of this work assume the responsibility for determining copyright status prior to reusing, publishing, or reproducing this item for purposes other than what is allowed by fair use or other copyright exemptions. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires express permission of the copyright holder.Thesisreformatted digital