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currentmusicology-5129	Gibbons, William	Debussy as Storyteller: Narrative Expansion in the Trois Chansons de Bilitis	2008	22	.pdf	application/pdf	9879	484	62	Such an idea is hardly new; indeed, the idea of an unfolding plot or unifying concept (textual or musical) is central to the concept of the song cycle as opposed to a collection of songs, at least after the mid-nineteenth century.l A great deal of musico­ logical literature devoted to song cycles is aimed at demonstrating that they are cohesive wholes, often connected both musically, by means of key relationships, motivic recall, and similar techniques, and textually, by means of the creation of an overarching plot or concept.2 One type of narrative results from a poetic unit being set to music in its complete state, without alteration. This type of song cycle may create its own new narrative, distinct from its literary precursors.	cache/currentmusicology-5129.pdf	txt/currentmusicology-5129.txt