This document is a summary of an article from the journal Archiv für Musikwissenschaft titled "Wie die Zeit vergeht". Historical notes on a problem in the younger history of composition. The article by Laurenz Lütteken discusses issues relating to the perception of the passage of time in musical composition from the late 18th century to the early 20th century. It examines changing conceptions of time and temporality and their influence on compositional techniques over this period.