Listen to the excerpt:How does this passage relate to directives issued by the Council of Trent?
A. It conforms with concerns for piety with clearly articulated words sung in homophony and restrained counterpoint.
B. Its "lascivious and impure" choral harmonies and counterpoint contradicted Council directives.
C. It was banned from use in church services unless sung by a single voice rather than by a chorus of multiple voices.
D. It was unrelated to the Council's actions because it was composed as a secular work of music, not sacred.
Answer: A
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