Reaching over, Uebergreifen. An ascending motion acheived through descending steps alternating with ascending leaps. At each stage a lower voice is moved into a higher octave to gain a higher position.
The example, from mm. 20-24 of the fugue, shows how reaching over is utilized in the upper voice as a means of breaking up the series of fifths with the bass
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