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John Pepper wrote:

> Is there any simple way that I can identify a musical instrument I hear
> either on television or CD? I know experience would be the first answer,
> but I have no "live" experience with musical instruments other than what I
> hear, but I'd like to find out if I'm hearing a trumpet, flute, violin, etc.
> Are there any websites with samples of various instruments that I can listen
> to that might help? Any other alternatives?


Maybe go see an orchestra?

I got to work with a High School string section earlier this week, and
it was way cool to hear all those violins, violas, cellos and basses.

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"John Pepper"

> Is there any simple way that I can identify a musical instrument I hear
> either on television or CD?


** In general - no.

The variety of tone qualities possible with a given musical instrument is
huge - PLUS using electronics allows an ever much wider range to be
obtained. The electric guitar is a perfect example.

Then you have the very widespread use of keyboard synthesisers and
programmable machines substituting for real instruments ( drums, pianos,
harpsichords, organs) and even whole groups of instruments - string
sections, brass sections, etc.

Usually the instruments and their player's names are mentioned on a CD -
but with some material the whole of the instrumentation is synthetic and
done by one or two synth specialists. The noises you hear on a recording may
closely resemble real instruments or they may not.

Stick with classical or mainstream jazz recordings if you want to know just
what is being served up.




.............. Phil

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On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 03:22:55 GMT, "Ricky W. Hunt"
<rhunt22@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Here's one that even has a quiz where you listen and try to name the
>instrument: http://www.playmusic.org/stage.html

Looks fun! But none of the music plays. Just my system, or is the
site broken?

CubaseFAQ www.laurencepayne.co.uk/CubaseFAQ.htm
"Possibly the world's least impressive web site": George Perfect

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kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) wrote in
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> How about Britten's _Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra_? Now
> that's something I haven't thought about for years.

Don't forget Carnival of the Animals.

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"Laurence Payne" <l@laurenceDELETEpayne.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 03:22:55 GMT, "Ricky W. Hunt"
> <rhunt22@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Here's one that even has a quiz where you listen and try to name the
>>instrument: http://www.playmusic.org/stage.html
>
> Looks fun! But none of the music plays. Just my system, or is the
> site broken?

Sites working fine here.

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"normanstrong" <normanstrong@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> "John Pepper" <pepp45tg67ui@email.met> wrote in message
> newsd0cd.5899$NX5.4346@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net...
> > Is there any simple way that I can identify a musical instrument I
> hear
> > either on television or CD? I know experience would be the first
> answer,
> > but I have no "live" experience with musical instruments other than
> what I
> > hear, but I'd like to find out if I'm hearing a trumpet, flute,
> violin, etc.
> > Are there any websites with samples of various instruments that I
> can listen
> > to that might help? Any other alternatives?
>
> A Swede by the name of Lars-Erik Larsson wrote a set of concertinos
> for all the pitched instruments of the orchestra. Listening to any of
> them should give you an excellent idea of the sound of that particular
> instrument. There's a 2-disc CD set with all of them, but I don't
> know the number. It has concertinos for:
>
> violin
> viola
> cello
> bass
> oboe
> bassoon
> flute
> clarinet
> saxophone
> horn
> trumpet
> trombone
> tuba
> and finally--piano
>
> Norm Strong
>

Thanks, Norm. Is this what you are referring to?

http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/A [...] uide-20/70
2-6572270-3548813?dev-t=D2Y5TUCCVJ7DGE

John

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Thanks again, Norm. I appreciate the info. The cost and rarity however
will probably keep me from getting it. Just on a whim, I visited a couple
of book/music stores in the area yesterday and neither had it, so looks like
a special order item.

John

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> "John Pepper" <pepp45tg67ui@email.met> wrote in message
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> >
> > "normanstrong" <normanstrong@comcast.net> wrote in message
> > news:g4ccd.375994$mD.50861@attbi_s02...
> > >
> > > "John Pepper" <pepp45tg67ui@email.met> wrote in message
> > > newsd0cd.5899$NX5.4346@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net...
> > > > Is there any simple way that I can identify a musical instrument
> I
> > > hear
> > > > either on television or CD? I know experience would be the
> first
> > > answer,
> > > > but I have no "live" experience with musical instruments other
> than
> > > what I
> > > > hear, but I'd like to find out if I'm hearing a trumpet, flute,
> > > violin, etc.
> > > > Are there any websites with samples of various instruments that
> I
> > > can listen
> > > > to that might help? Any other alternatives?
> > >
> > > A Swede by the name of Lars-Erik Larsson wrote a set of
> concertinos
> > > for all the pitched instruments of the orchestra. Listening to
> any of
> > > them should give you an excellent idea of the sound of that
> particular
> > > instrument. There's a 2-disc CD set with all of them, but I don't
> > > know the number. It has concertinos for:
> > >
> > > violin
> > > viola
> > > cello
> > > bass
> > > oboe
> > > bassoon
> > > flute
> > > clarinet
> > > saxophone
> > > horn
> > > trumpet
> > > trombone
> > > tuba
> > > and finally--piano
> > >
> > > Norm Strong
> > >
> >
> > Thanks, Norm. Is this what you are referring to?
> >
> >
>
http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/A [...] uide-20/70
> > 2-6572270-3548813?dev-t=D2Y5TUCCVJ7DGE
>
> Yes. that's the one.
>
> Norm
>
>

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Phil Allison wrote:
>
> "Scott Dorsey"
> >
> > How about Britten's _Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra_? Now that's
> > something I haven't thought about for years.
>
> ** Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf " is the one for the youngsters.
>

One of my first records when I was young had Peter and the Wolf on one
side with Young Persons Guide on the other. I think it was on Decca's
Ace of Clubs label.

Cheers.

James.

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> "John Pepper" <pepp45tg67ui@email.met> wrote in message
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> >
> > "normanstrong" <normanstrong@comcast.net> wrote in message
> > news:g4ccd.375994$mD.50861@attbi_s02...
> > >
> > > "John Pepper" <pepp45tg67ui@email.met> wrote in message
> > > newsd0cd.5899$NX5.4346@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net...
> > > > Is there any simple way that I can identify a musical instrument
> I
> > > hear
> > > > either on television or CD? I know experience would be the
> first
> > > answer,
> > > > but I have no "live" experience with musical instruments other
> than
> > > what I
> > > > hear, but I'd like to find out if I'm hearing a trumpet, flute,
> > > violin, etc.
> > > > Are there any websites with samples of various instruments that
> I
> > > can listen
> > > > to that might help? Any other alternatives?
> > >
> > > A Swede by the name of Lars-Erik Larsson wrote a set of
> concertinos
> > > for all the pitched instruments of the orchestra. Listening to
> any of
> > > them should give you an excellent idea of the sound of that
> particular
> > > instrument. There's a 2-disc CD set with all of them, but I don't
> > > know the number. It has concertinos for:
> > >
> > > violin
> > > viola
> > > cello
> > > bass
> > > oboe
> > > bassoon
> > > flute
> > > clarinet
> > > saxophone
> > > horn
> > > trumpet
> > > trombone
> > > tuba
> > > and finally--piano
> > >
> > > Norm Strong
> > >
> >
> > Thanks, Norm. Is this what you are referring to?
> >
> >
>
http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/A [...] uide-20/70
> > 2-6572270-3548813?dev-t=D2Y5TUCCVJ7DGE
>
> Yes. that's the one.
>
> Norm

Thanks again, Norm. What I ended up doing was downloading the song samples,
which are one minute excerpts from what I assume is each track. Now the
question becomes, how can I tell which instrument I'm hearing from the
samples?

Thanks,
John