Part I: Methodological Orientation: Harmonielehre (The Piano Sonatas)
IV as intermediary between I and V
II as intermediary between I and V
A detailed look at the cirlce of fifths
III on the path from I to V
The mediant within the orbit of the tonic
Notable linear initiatives
Parenthetical passages ; Part II: Masterpieces
String Quartet in B♭ Major (op. 18, no. 6), La Malinconia in response to William J. Mitchell
Piano Sonata in D Minor (op. 31, no. 2, "Tempest"), movement 1 in response to William E. Caplin
Violin Sonata in A Minor (op. 47, "Kreutzer"), movement 1 in response to Janet Schmalfeldt
Symphony in A Major (op. 92), movement 3 in response to Robert Gauldin
Piano Sonata in E Major (op. 109) in response to Nicholas Marston
String Quartet in A Minor (op. 132), movement 1 in response to Frank Samarotto.