Of the following sentences, which is most likely to have immediately preceded the passage? A. Few composers of gospel music drew on traditions such as the spiritual in creating their songs. B. Spirituals and Black gospel music were derived from the same musical tradition. C. The creation and singing of spirituals, practiced by Black Americans before the Civil War, continued after the war. D. Spirituals and gospel music can be clearly distinguished from one another. E. Improvisation was one of the primary characteristics of the gospel music created by Black musicians.