Part I Cultural Background Choose the one that best completes the sentence with the correct form of the words in each blank. Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach is possibly the greatest (1) _______ the world has ever known. His Well-Tempered Clavichord ( 2) __________ one of the most complete works for keyboard ever written. It is (3) ________________ both a series of technical exercises which explore the possibilities of the keyboard, and a masterpiece of expressive feeling. Although he was a highly (4) __________ musician (as an organist and a choirmaster), he was not considered to be (5) __________ “modern” by the generation which followed him, and he was soon forgotten. But his music was rediscovered in the 19th century, for its perfect sense of (6) __________ and harmony. Indeed, many of the great composers of the 20th century, such as Stravinsky, derive a lot of their musical ideas from him. a. rhythm b. qualified c. composer d. simultaneously e . constitute f . sufficiently