The fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies
2: the essence of a thing in its purest and most concentrated form
3: the most typical example or representativethe quintessence of calm
Accent, tempo, tone color, and syncopation
Sarabande and Variations in D minor composed by Handel. The piece is in 3/2, which is a simple triple meter.
I would say B. contemporary. Also, the very definition of contemporary is "belonging to or occurring in the present."