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Composer Steve Reich discusses the compositional process behind his 1988 piece for string quartet and tape, "Different Trains," where carefully chosen speech recordings shaped the musical material for the score. The piece references Reich's childhood spent traveling on trains between New York and Los Angeles in 1939-1942 set against the harsh reality of Jews being transported to concentration camps in Europe at the same time.
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Music:
"Different Trains" for string quartet and tape
Composed by Steve Reich
Performed by the Kronos Quartet
Courtesy of Nonesuch Records
Photo of Lawrence Davis by Harvey Wang
Film by Jesse Yang