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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 doubles as a (15[1])reference to Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier. This composer of Eight Lines (15[1]-5[1])wrote another piece 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 Tehillim wrote a piece whose middle movement, “Europe - During the War,” features recorded accounts from Holocaust survivors. (10[1])For 10 points, name this minimalist, Jewish-American composer of Different Trains. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Steve Reich [or Stephen Michael Reich]
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Raymond WangHutto HipposRollin in from Sturgis, The Cheyne Gang5915
Richard NiuCornell B-Houston and Friends6915
Sinecio MoralesThe Enrique Trastamara Military Academy BDr. Christopher Manners, MD – Samarra, Iraq69-5
Andrew ZengCornell C++What is BH! And you are asking me? BHSU11910
Chris MannersDr. Christopher Manners, MD – Samarra, IraqThe Enrique Trastamara Military Academy B13110

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