Note 158 — Chapter XI
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There are traces of this striving for organic unity in several of the early Sonatas, notably in the Sonata Pathétique, where the motive of the first theme of the Finale is identical with that of the second theme of the opening movement e.g.
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Also in the C-sharp minor Sonata, op. 27, we find a case of melodic relationship between a phase in the introductory meditation and the main theme of the Minuet.