Paul Lombardi and Michael Webster identified “serial mistakes” in the postlude of a Stravinsky piece titled for this genre and “Canticles” which begins with a prelude scored only for strings. A contrapuntal movement in a piece in this genre begins with the theme [read slowly] dotted A, A, down to F, up to B-flat, down to C-sharp. The first of Luigi Cherubini’s (“care-oo-BEE-nee’s”) two pieces in this genre was written for the anniversary of Louis XVI’s execution. A work in this genre composed “for the fun of it” unusually replaces a common section with a Pie Jesu (“PEE-ay YAY-soo”). Franz Xaver Süssmayr completed an unfinished work in this genre that includes a 12/8 Lacrimosa. For 10 points, Mozart died before completing a D minor piece in what genre of mass for the dead? ■END■
ANSWER: requiem mass [accept Requiem Canticles; prompt on mass until read]
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