ALL meanings of celesta
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C c - noun celesta a keyboard percussion instrument consisting of a set of steel plates of graduated length that are struck with key-operated hammers. The tone is an ethereal tinkling sound. Range: four octaves upwards from middle C 3
- noun celesta a small keyboard instrument with hammers that strike small metal plates to produce bell-like tones 3
- noun celesta A small keyboard instrument in which felted hammers strike a row of steel plates suspended over wooden resonators, giving an ethereal bell-like sound. 1
- noun celesta a musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard. 1
- noun celesta (music) a musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard. 0