| The Early Works of Arnold Schoenberg, 1893–1908 |
| PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS |
| A NOTE ON ABBREVIATIONS |
 | PART I— SCHOENBERG AND THE BRAHMS TRADITION, 1893–1897 |
 | Chapter One— The "Brahms Fog": A Context for Early Schoenberg |
| Chapter Two— The Instrumental Works |
| Chapter Three— The Songs |
| PART II— EXPANDED TONALITY, EXPANDED FORMS 1899–1903 |
| Chapter Four— The Dehmel Settings of 1899 |
| Chapter Five— Verklärte Nacht , op. 4 (1899) |
| Chapter Six— Gurrelieder (1900–1901) |
| Chapter Seven— Pelleas und Melisande , op. 5 (1902–1903) |
| PART III— "THE DIRECTION MUCH MORE MY OWN," 1904–1908 |
| Chapter Eight— The First String Quartet, op. 7 (1904-1905) |
| Chapter Nine— The First Chamber Symphony, op. 9 (1906) |
| • | Thematic and Formal Structure |
| • | Dominant Relationships |
| • | Whole-Tone and Quartal Elements |
| • | Neapolitan Relationships |
| Chapter Ten— The Second Chamber Symphony, op. 38, and the Second String Quartet, op. 10 (1906–1908) |
| APPENDIX OF LONGER MUSICAL EXAMPLES |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY OF WORKS CITED |
| INDEX OF SCHOENBERG'S COMPOSITIONS AND WRITINGS |
| GENERAL INDEX |