Question

A knowledge of _______ styles helps put a musical work in the context of its creation.

Answer 1

A knowledge of historical styles helps put a musical work in the context of its creation.

Answer 2

I believe the answer is: historical

In historical style of music, the lyrics would be made to represent a certain event that happened in the past. While it is usually used to represent famous historical events, it could be used to depict a story how a certain things is created ( such as fashion, music, movie, etc)