While adhering to the standard compound ternary design (three-part structure) of a dance movement (scherzo-trio-scherzo or minuet-trio-minuet), the scherzo section has an elaborate internal structure; it is a complete sonata form. Within this sonata form, the first group of the exposition (the statement of the main melodic themes) starts out with a fugue in D minor on the subject below.
while adherinG to ThE StanDArd compOund Ternary Design (Three-part StructURe) of a dAnce movement (schErzo-tRio-SCHErzo Or MinuET-tRiO-minUEt), THe scHerZo SectioN has AN ElaboRate InTerNaL sTructuRe; It is a compLete soNaTa form. witHin This sonata form, the first grOup of tHe exPosition (tHE staTement oF The main meLodIC Themes) staRTs OUt WiTH A Fugue iN d MiNor On the subjEcT bElow.