Look up: celesta

1. celesta
   [n] - a musical instrument consisting of graduated steel plates that are struck by hammers activated by a keyboard
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2. Celesta
   Percussion instrument resembling a miniature upright piano, with tuned metal plates struck by hammers that are operated by a keyboard.
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3. celesta
   a set of steel plates,attached to a resonator of wood,giving a peculiarly ethereal quality...operated from a keyboard Category: General
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4. celesta
   noun a musical instrument consisting of graduated steel plates that are struck by hammers activated by a keyboard
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5. celesta
   orchestral percussion instrument resembling a small upright piano, patented by a Parisian, Auguste Mustel, in 1886. It consists of a series of small ... [1 related articles]
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6. Celesta
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7. Celesta
   The celesta (ə) or celeste (t) is a struck idiophone operated by a keyboard. Its appearance is similar to that of an upright piano (four- or five-octave) or of a large wooden music box (three-octave). The keys are connected to hammers which strike a graduated set of metal (usually steel) plates su...
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8. celesta
   celesta (sile'stu) , keyboard musical instrument patented in 1886 by Auguste Mustel of Paris. It consists of a set of steel bars fastened over wood resonators and struck by hammers operated from the keyboard. The compass is four octaves upward from middle C. Its tone is delicate and ethereal. Tc...
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9. celesta
   Musical instrument, a keyboard glockenspiel producing high-pitched sounds of glistening purity. It was invented by Auguste Mustel of Paris in 1886 and first used to effect by Tchaikovsky in The Nutcracker ballet (1890)
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