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 modem composers like Bela Bertok 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.