In this selection it is clear that the element of surprise is important; the composer projects that surprise through which of the following?

a) recitative-like insertions into the uppermost melodic line
b) a curious start-and-stop approach involving all musical elements
c) unpredictable uses of harmony contained within periodic phrases of variable length
d) the dramatic use of silence


c

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