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celesta

/səˈlɛs.tə/

Traduction: Instrument de musique à clavier dont les marteaux frappent des lames d'acier graduées, produisant un son doux et cristallin, semblable à des clochettes.

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/səˈlɛs.tə/C1formalart
  • frInstrument de musique à clavier dont les marteaux frappent des lames d'acier graduées, produisant un son doux et cristallin, semblable à des clochettes.

A musical instrument with a keyboard that activates hammers striking graduated steel plates, producing a soft, bell-like sound.

  1. Musical instrumentC1formal

    A keyboard instrument with metal plates struck by hammers, producing a soft, bell-like sound.

    frCélesta

    • The celesta added a magical, shimmering quality to the orchestra's performance.
    • Tchaikovsky famously used the celesta in his 'Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy'.
    • The composer wrote a delicate solo for the celesta.
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