Different Trains
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Different Trains is a 1988 three-movement work for string quartet and tape by minimalist composer Steve Reich that juxtaposes his childhood train journeys in America with the Holocaust-era trains of Europe.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Different Trains canonical | 2 |
| Different Trains (excerpt) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19916334 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Different Trains Context triple: [Steve Reich, notableWork, Different Trains]
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A.
Auden's Train
"Auden's Train" is a radio track likely inspired by or related to the poet W. H. Auden, evoking themes of travel, movement, or reflective journeying.
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B.
Last Train from Gun Hill
Last Train from Gun Hill is a 1959 American Western film starring Kirk Douglas and Anthony Quinn, noted for its tense, character-driven story of revenge and justice.
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C.
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
Slouching Towards Bethlehem is Joan Didion’s influential 1968 essay collection that helped define New Journalism through its incisive, personal reporting on 1960s American culture, particularly California.
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D.
Night of the Trains
Night of the Trains was a coordinated 1945 sabotage operation by Jewish underground groups in Mandatory Palestine targeting the British railway network to challenge British rule and immigration restrictions.
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E.
Passing Strangers
Passing Strangers is a solo album by British singer Tony Hadley, best known as the former lead vocalist of the new wave band Spandau Ballet.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Different Trains Target entity description: Different Trains is a 1988 three-movement work for string quartet and tape by minimalist composer Steve Reich that juxtaposes his childhood train journeys in America with the Holocaust-era trains of Europe.
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A.
Auden's Train
"Auden's Train" is a radio track likely inspired by or related to the poet W. H. Auden, evoking themes of travel, movement, or reflective journeying.
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B.
Last Train from Gun Hill
Last Train from Gun Hill is a 1959 American Western film starring Kirk Douglas and Anthony Quinn, noted for its tense, character-driven story of revenge and justice.
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C.
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
Slouching Towards Bethlehem is Joan Didion’s influential 1968 essay collection that helped define New Journalism through its incisive, personal reporting on 1960s American culture, particularly California.
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D.
Night of the Trains
Night of the Trains was a coordinated 1945 sabotage operation by Jewish underground groups in Mandatory Palestine targeting the British railway network to challenge British rule and immigration restrictions.
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E.
Passing Strangers
Passing Strangers is a solo album by British singer Tony Hadley, best known as the former lead vocalist of the new wave band Spandau Ballet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Different Trains