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This composer wrote an octet in a single movement in 5/4 time, divided into five sections in different church modes; that octet later had additional strings added to make it more playable, forcing him to retitle it. A violin imitates the sound of a phone left off the hook in a piece by this composer whose title (15[1])doubles as a reference to Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier. This composer of Eight Lines wrote another piece (15[1])in which seventeen statements of the word (*) “Hallelujah,” set to the tones G, D, A, and E, conclude a setting of Psalm 150. This composer of WTC 9/11 and (10[1])Tehillim (-5[1])wrote a piece whose middle movement, (10[1])“Europe - During the War,” features recorded accounts (10[1])from Holocaust survivors. (10[1])For 10 points, name this minimalist, Jewish-American composer of Different Trains. ■END■

ANSWER: Steve Reich [or Stephen Michael Reich]
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