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Fugue.

[Chap. VIII.

Here the subject enters three bars after the answer. We give the inversion.

$\relative g'' { \key c \major \time 2/2 \override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f \mark \markup \tiny { (\italic"b") } << { g2 e4 c | d e f g8 f | e4 f g a8 g | f g f e d4 e8 d | c4 } \\ { R1*3 c2 b4 g | a b c d8 c } >> }$

&c.

261. We next show the answer followed by the subject at two bars' distance.

$\relative g'' { \key c \major \time 2/2 \override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f \mark \markup \tiny { (\italic"a") } << { g2 e4 c | d e f g8 f | e4 f g a8 g | f4 g8 f e2 } \\ { R1*2 c2 b4 g | a b c d8 c | b4 c d e8 d } >> }$

&c.

It will be seen that the leading voice cannot here continue the subject to the end. This imitation inverts as follows—

$\new ChoirStaff << \override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f \new Staff \relative c'' { \key c \major \time 2/2 \mark \markup \tiny { (\italic"b") } R1*2 c2 b4 g | a b c d8 c | b4 c d e8 d_"&c." } \new Staff \relative g { \key c \major \clef bass g2 e4 c | d e f g8 f | e4 f g a8 g | f4 g8 f e2 | s1 } >>$

262. At one bar's distance the answer cannot be comfortably imitated by the subject. Here, therefore, we make the imitation in the octave; and even at this interval we cannot continue it long.

$\relative g'' { \key c \major \time 2/2 \override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f << { g2 e4 c | d e f g8 f | e4 } \\ { R1 g,2 f4 d | e f g a8 g } >> }$

&c.

263. At half a bar's distance, it is possible to reply with the subject, and the imitation can be continued somewhat farther than in the last example.

$\relative c'' { \key c \major \time 2/2 \override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f \mark \markup \tiny { (\italic"a") } << { r2 c2 | b4 g a b | c d8 c b4 c | d e8 d c d c b } \\ { g2 e4 c | d e f g8 f | e4 f g a8 g | f4 } >> }$

&c.

The above will also invert—

$\relative g'' { \key c \major \time 2/2 \override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f \mark \markup \tiny { (\italic"b") } << { g2 e4 c | d e f g8 f | e4 f g a8 g | f4 } \\ { r2 c2 | b4 g a b | c d8 c b4 c | d e8 d c d c b } >> }$

&c.

264. Hitherto we have only given stretti in two parts; but the subject we have chosen will also work in stretto in