A Woman of Note includes references to the following compositions by composers of the period.

• Beethoven – Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3
• Beethoven – Sonata No. 8 in C Minor (called the Pathétique), Op. 13
• Beethoven – Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp Minor (called the The Moonlight Sonata), Op. 27, No. 2
• Beethoven – Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Major (called the Hammerklavier), Op. 106
• Berlioz – Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 18
• Chopin – Nocturne in E-flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2
• Chopin – Variations on “Là ci darem la mano” from Mozart’s Don Giovanni
• Schubert – Erlkönig, Op. 1
• Schubert – Impromptu in G-flat Major, Op. 90, No. 3
• Schubert – Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 100