The Celesta is a idiophone operated by a keyboard. The keys are connected to hammers which strike a graduated set of metal plates suspended over wooden resonators. There is a pedal to sustain or dampen the sound.
The sound of the celesta is akin to that of the glockenspiel, but with a much softer timbre. This quality gave rise to the instrument's name, celeste meaning "heavenly" in French.
The celesta is a transposing instrument, sounding one octave higher than written. The original French instrument had a five-octave range, but as the lowest octave was considered somewhat unsatisfactory, it was omitted from later models. Interestingly the standard French four-octave instrument is now gradually being replaced in symphony orchestras by a larger, five-octave German model. Although treated as a member of the percussion section in orchestral terms, it is usually played by a pianist, the part being normally written on two bracketed staves.
Auguste Mustel. 1886 invented the instrument in France
Celesta Trivia
Anagrams of Celesta
Really ace Step = 'Celesta Player'
'Nice, steel tantrums = 'Celesta instrument'
Ace Clumsiest = 'Celesta music'
Foreign names for Celesta is spelt the same in Germany, France, Italy, and Spain
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