Example 29:
Thematic integration of the Trio with the Scherzo
Example 30: Link
between the Trio theme of the Scherzo and the Trio theme of
the Funeral March
Walker
expands on Réti's discovery of the thematic link between the first subject of
the first movement and the main theme of the Funeral March. He illustrates that
the melodic contour of the opening bars of the Funeral March is not only
derived from the first movement, but is in fact a strict retrograde motion to the
first subject of the Allegro, as shown in Example 31. Walker calls this "creative integrity of a
high order."
Others, however, may interpret this as note manipulation.
