Question

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 (-5[1])whose title doubles as a reference to Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier. This composer of Eight Lines 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,” (10[1])features recorded accounts from Holocaust survivors. For 10 points, name this minimalist, Jewish-American composer (-5[1])of Different Trains. (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Steve Reich [or Stephen Michael Reich]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Anson BernsWatching Arthur Delot-Vilain at Chicago Open Made Me Like French People AgainUG Championship Players (and Mazin)54-5
Noah SheidlowerColumbia Bnats is supposed to mean you all have gone soft11310
Josh XiongOlmo (Bonus) Bagelrymeet the new weird, same as the old weird127-5
Jason HongUG Championship Players (and Mazin)Watching Arthur Delot-Vilain at Chicago Open Made Me Like French People Again13010
Jaimie Carlsonmeet the new weird, same as the old weirdOlmo (Bonus) Bagelry13110

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