Microsoft Musical Instruments

{{Short description|1992 educational software}}

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{{Infobox software

| name = Microsoft Musical Instruments

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| developer = Microsoft

| released = {{Start date and age|1992}}

| operating system = Microsoft Windows

| language = English

| genre = Educational

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Microsoft Musical Instruments is a 1992 educational software for Windows 3.1 which is an interactive encyclopedia of musical instruments. It contains 203 musical instruments from around the world, including pictures and audio samples of every instrument.{{cite magazine |last=Kendall |first=Robert |date=June 29, 1993 |title=Software for Audiophiles: Four Music Appreciation Packages |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gCfzPMoPJWgC&dq=%22Microsoft+Musical+Instruments%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA428 |magazine=PC Mag |publisher=Ziff Davis, Inc. |access-date=May 10, 2022}}{{cite news |last1=Robinson |first1=Steve |title=Microsoft bring magic of music to the computer screen |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103285156/lincoln-journal-star/ |work=Lincoln Journal Star |date=April 7, 1994 |pages=12 |via=Newspapers.com}} Instruments are categorized by type, region, and are also shown in alphabetical order. Notable musical ensembles are also included.

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