The section is essentially a scherzo featuring a lively dance rhythm but no fugal writing.
The presence of such tight and dramatic fugal writing is one of the hallmarks of Beethoven's late style.
Nevertheless, both Haydn and Mozart had periods of their careers in which they in some sense "rediscovered" fugal writing and used it frequently in their work.
The chorus adds devotional texts in four-part fugal writing.
The fugal and other imitative writing has a liquid quality not found in its German counterparts.
Even Berlioz's fugal writing sounded modern - not a reproduction of the 18th century but a startling premonition of the 20th.
The composer's fugal writing, like John's Evangelist-like role, offers clear homage to the Bach Passions of the early 18th century.
The gigue which originally accompanied the canon is a simple piece that uses strict fugal writing.
This work, whose instrumentation Bach left unspecified, is seen as his testament to fugal writing and contrapuntal practice.
The last movement, in fact, begins with rather fully worked-out fugal writing.