Which statement about Bach is presented as accurate in the material?

• A. He was cosmopolitan and famous during life.
• B. He wrote numerous operas in England.
• C. He was provincial, never wrote an opera, and was known mainly for instrumental works.
• D. He is primarily remembered for choral works in Paris.

Answer: (C)

The material presents Bach as rooted in his German career, focusing his creativity on instrumental and sacred choral music rather than opera, and notes that he did not gain broad cosmopolitan fame during his lifetime. This aligns with the statement that he was provincial, never wrote an opera, and is known mainly for instrumental (and church) works. Bach’s reputation as a major composer comes from his keyboard and orchestral pieces and his cantatas and other sacred vocal works, not from operas or international celebrity during his lifetime. He did not write operas in England, nor is he primarily remembered for choral works in Paris; those descriptions don’t fit the material’s portrayal of his career and output.