Composers during the Baroque period were thought of as C) craftsmen. Even though we considered these musical pieces today as masterpieces, back then they were seen more of a craftsmen than artist. Music pieces were created for specific events or occasions, which people never assumed would be played over and over again in another time, but rather scrapped after the performance and deemed useless.
I am not the most experienced in this area. Though, my best guess would be A. Many soul musicians have background vocalists. They are the group of people in the background of a performance singing the same song but in a different tune. They are additional sounds and are not necessarily needed within a performance.
