Celeste | Definition

Celeste

A Celeste or Celesta is a small piano-like musical instrument. The Celeste has hammers which hit metal bars and has a high pitched bell-like sound. The most famous use of the Celeste was in Tchaikovsky's Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from The Nutcracker ballet.

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