6. The Protestant Martin Luther wrote many melodies for

A. chorales.

B. recitatives.

C. oratorios.

D. arias.

A. Chorales; this characteristic religious song was introduced by Martin Luther. The Chorale was to be sung by the congregation during the Protestant liturgy. Choral is a German word and it was originally used to describe Latin plainchant melodies, then it was first applied to the Lutheran hymn in the later sixteenth century.

A. Chorales

Martin Luther is known as the father of chorales. He introduced chorales, songwriting and composition in 1532. He also introduced community singing in churches with hymnal lyrics. He created over 30 chorales and hymn books in his career. His music served to affirm faith in Christianity and its principles of goodness.