Which of the following would most likely follow the final sentence of the passage

A. In the similar manner, several modern composers successfully established musical conventions.
B. Similarly, the succeeding generation of composers manipulated accepted musical forms.
C. In contrast to Beethoven, however, even great modern composers like Bela Bartok did not attempt to alter accepted musical conventions,
D. Musicologists are continuing to study the compositional styles of composers in order to determine whether their contributions have been' innovative.