"John Pepper" wrote in message
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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