The plainchant composed by Hildegard of Bingen is unique in that it __________.

A. was originally a Jewish psalm
B. used extremes of register to create "soaring arches" that she believed brought heaven and earth together
C. used pagan vocabulary
D. was polyphonic


Answer: B

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