Notes on the fugue from the Toccata in e minor by J.S. Bach
   Transcribed into .ROL format by Larry Soprano in New Castle, PA.

  This fugue is from Bach's Toccata for harpsichord in e minor.  Toccatta
is italian for 'to touch' and most of these pieces exploit contrasts
between singing style melody and the chordal melody that is easily touched
on a keyboard.  This fugues theme combines these two styles.  It starts
out singing and then starts alternating with arpegios and a rocking interval
that expands chromaticly.  The fugue (flight) is fairly simple... that is
to say it doesn't use any really complex counterpoint like turning it
upside down or playing it backwards.  It is developed mostly by expanding
small parts of itself against the original version, and exploiting the
touch, singing contrast.

      Larry Soprano