<span>Monteverdi, an early baroque composer, strove to create music that was passionate and dramatic.
Claudio Monteverdi was an Italian composer, string player and singer. He composed church and secular music. He is one of the famous composer of Baroque music. There is no clear record of his training about music.</span>
<span>The correct answer is B. Periods or styles are merely categories serving as a basis for us to study the vast world of art with a clearer order than it would be without such categories. A. and C are wrong, for each artwork has a value of its own, and critics themselves still argue over which pieces should be added in textbooks or not; these categories weren't created to denigrate any artwork.</span>
I believe that the answer is D, victory through struggle. Hope this helps! :)