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This series of questions misses the mark SO far for me . . . I've heard of some of these people, but I couldn't identify much of their music, let alone have a preference.

The first question mentions Mr. Bach, but that is the last time they even graze my frame of reference. Mr. Bach is late for me since he's Baroque, and my taste runs to medieval and Renaissance music.

You'd have to have a question like, "Which of these do you prefer: (a) Josquin de Prez (b) Heinrich Isaac (c) Johannes Ockeghem (d) Guillaume Dufay?"

But, seriously, isn't this one of the most beautifully solemn things you've heard in awhile?

Josquin: "Nymphs des bois" (lamentation for the death of Ockeghem)

Josquin, Ockeghem's pupil, composed this in homage to his master's style - Ockeghem was known for his deep resonant bass lines and stark harmonies.