Chap. XI.]
Fugue.
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400. The fugue now to be noticed, one of Bach's latest compositions, was unfortunately never completed, being interrupted by the composer's blindness, which shortly preceded his death. Enough, however, exists to show the scope of the whole work. We first give the exposition of the first subject.
J. S. Bach. 'Art of Fugue.
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R1 r2 \[ d,^"S1 (inverted)." a2. b4 | c1 bes
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