Ex. 12-1: Fugue (edited fragment)

From Book I of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, compiled around 1722.

Wagner's wife Cosima recorded his reaction to this fugue: "Richard considers it the most remarkable piece; extremely artful and yet so full of atmosphere. 'What strettos, what augmentations, and what accents.' For him, it is the very essence of fugue."

Note: This version is an edited fragment adapted for sight-singing practice.