Meaning Of The Word Celesta

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celesta in American English
a small keyboard instrument with hammers that strike small metal plates to produce bell-like tones
noun: a musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard

celesta in British English
noun: 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

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