Finally, be prepared to identify the style period of a musical excerpt by ear and give 3 or more reasons for your answer. One of the examples in parentheses below is very similar to the music on the quiz. You might refer to Music History Style Periods (broad generalizations).
- Medieval, (Machaut Notre Dame Mass)
- Renaissance, (Palestrina Pope Marcellus Mass)
- Baroque, (J.S. Bach B minor Mass)
- Classical, (Mozart Great Mass in C minor)
- Romantic, (Brahms German Requiem) or
- 20th / 21st century (Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms)
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