Although it is a minuet, it is easier to organize if it is approached as a slightly faster minuet. Consider the piece as progressing in 4-bar units. For instance, at the beginning, the left hand plays octaves, suggesting a relatively weighty orchestration with a large number of instruments performing for 4 bars. In the subsequent 4 bars (bars 5-8), a smaller ensemble provides a response to the initial 4 bars. If we designate the larger orchestration as "large" and the smaller as "small," then "large" and "small" alternate. In the Minuet section, an additional two bars (bars 25-26) are inserted at the end.

The Trio section also progresses in 4-bar units. This section should be regarded as a solo vocal or instrumental performance rather than a conversation. However, bars 1-4 of the Trio include octaves, while bars 5-8 do not, which reveals a structural similarity to the Minuet. In the latter half of the Trio, bars 9-12 also include octaves, but octaves do not appear thereafter. Furthermore, before the Trio concludes, an additional two bars are inserted (though "additional" may not be the most appropriate term, it represents Haydn's unique humor). This is also consistent with the Minuet.