Harmony in Beethoven

Contents

• Preface;
• Part I . Methodological Orientation: Harmonielehre (The Piano Sonatas):
• 1. IV as intermediary between I and V;
• 2. II as intermediary between I and V;
• 3. A detailed look at the circle of fifths;
• 4. III on the path from I to V;
• 5. The mediant within the orbit of the tonic;
• 6. Notable linear initiatives;
• 7. Parenthetical passages;
• Part II . Masterpieces:
• 8. String Quartet in B Major (Op. 18, No. 6), La Malinconia, in response to William J. Mitchell;
• 9. Piano Sonata in D Minor (Op. 31, No. 2, 'Tempest'), movement 1, in response to William E. Caplin;
• 10. Violin Sonata in A Minor (Op. 47, 'Kreutzer'), movement 1, in response to Janet Schmalfeldt;
• 11. Symphony in A Major (Op. 92), movement 3, in response to Robert Gauldin;
• 12. Piano Sonata in E Major (Op. 109), in response to Nicholas Marston;
• 13. String Quartet in A Minor (Op. 132), movement 1, in response to Frank Samarotto; Epilogue.