Who was the composer credited with writing a Mass that was so beautiful and simple that it supposedly convinced the Council of Trent to reconsider abolishing polyphony?
A. Josquin des Prez
B. Claudio Monteverdi
C. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
D. Michael Praetorius
Answer: C
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