Froberger's Suite No. 6 in C Major was written as a lament on the occasion of:

A) the fatal fall of a prominent French lutenist down a flight of stairs
B) the death of Ferdinand IV, his patron's son and heir
C) his being robbed by pirates
D) the death of Emperor Ferdinand III


B

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