史蒂夫.里奇为磁带和弦乐四重奏而作的《不同的火车》是其创作生涯中具有承前启后重要作用的作品。作品具有简约主义音乐风格,并不过分重视作曲的复杂性和技术性,技术层面比较单一。采用了音高材料模拟采样材料的创作技法,运用语音使作品表达的内容清晰。发展手法采用了简约主义“重复”原则等。简单的技法更好地表现出简约主义音乐美学观。 Steve Ridge’s “Different Trains” for tape and string quartets is a pre-eminent piece of his career. Works with a minimalist musical style, do not pay too much attention to the complexity and technical composition, technical level is relatively simple. Pitch material used to simulate the sampling material creation techniques, the use of voice to make the content of the work clear. The development approach adopted the minimalist “repeat ” principle. Simple techniques to better demonstrate the aesthetic view of minimalist music.