Chap. VIII.]
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It will be seen that when the tenor has the answer, the bass imitates it in stretto. When the alto enters with the subject, the imitation is given to the tenor, and then for the first time appears the countersubject in the bass; it thus accompanies the second entry of the subject instead of the first entry of the answer as usual. There is an additional entry (§ 186) of the subject in the bass, to allow both the countersubject and the imitation in stretto to appear above it.
