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US
/sɪˈɫɛstə/
]
[ UK /səlˈɛstɐ/ ]
[ UK /səlˈɛstɐ/ ]
NOUN
- a musical instrument consisting of graduated steel plates that are struck by hammers activated by a keyboard
How To Use celesta In A Sentence
- Biophilia" is built in large part on instruments Björk and her team invented, including a bronze keyboard that's a cross between a celesta and a gamelan, a digital pipe organ, a Tesla coil that replicates rumbling bass, and a series of 30-foot-tall sound-producing pendulums. Bells, Whistles, Chimes and Charm
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- Don smiles, enjoying the moment as Tom arranges music on four separate stands ready for the chase around the mallets, timpani, marimbas, vibraphones and celesta that he knows will test his agility, his practised facility.
- On record, Mr. McCombs's band couches intricate lyricism in soft rock and piano balladry, but with sumptuous touches of arcane instruments like celesta, Hammond organ, and bass clarinet. A Little Older, but No Less Noisy
- In the first section we hear a solo harpsichord; in the second, piano layers the harpsichord; and in the third, a celesta and chimes join in.
- From time to time, the unending song, gently driven on by two solo violins, is punctuated by the even rapping of a woodblock and the pretty chiming of a celesta.
- Spine-tingling effects pour out of the orchestra pit: steamy strings, creepy celesta, slippery harp, fluttery piccolo, tender soprano and alto flutes, seductive bass and treble clarinets, and a battery of heart-palpitating percussion instruments. Rodney Punt: Turn of the Screw Gets a Stunning New Turn at LA Opera
- From time to time, the unending song, gently driven on by two solo violins, is punctuated by the even rapping of a woodblock and the pretty chiming of a celesta.
- A section for pizzicato strings suspended over creepy melodic lines for piano and Celesta seemed to turn the orchestra into a giant, threatening insect.
- Celesta is a Taiwanese and has lived in cites of Taipei, Manchester, and Yokohama. She is now a postdoctoral researcher in sustainable urban future.