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About LinkBacksThere is a lovely instrument I've heard in several pieces and would like to know what it is. It's in the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, sort of a music box like sound.
In Mercury of Holtz Planets
Jan
There is a lovely instrument I've heard in several pieces and would like to know what it is. It's in the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, sort of a music box like sound.
In Mercury of Holtz Planets
Jan
Apparently it`s the celesta. One can read about it here-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celesta
The Nutcracker is mentioned, as is the Planets, although not referring to the movement you mention. There is a list of works that make use of the celesta as well.
''Music, I feel, should be emotional first and intellectual second.'' - Maurice Ravel
''The greatest education in the world is watching the masters at work.'' - Michael Jackson
Tchaikovsky used it first ... and kept his score for Cracked Nuts a secret to Rimsky Korsakov couln't use it first.
Cool! I looked up the wikipedia site. Thanks! Very sweet sounding indeed.
Jan
Yes I agree This is really cool!!
Fontana
Where I live there is an instrument like a xylophone that is all metal
called the glockenspiel.
judy tooley
I'm wondering if anybody here has actually played a celesta. What are they like to play? I can imagine that they're rather clumsy and difficult to play, that being the reason why it's not more popular....
Hi Mats,
Celestas are not at all clumsy to play. The repertoire is somewhat more constrained but not for the reasons you may think. One can play Jazz on a Celesta without much fuss and muss.
Cheers,
Corno Dolce
ps. Some more info on the Celesta: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celesta
Last edited by Corno Dolce; Jul-28-2008 at 20:34.
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I think this is the instrument you are looking for.YouTube - Jenco Celeste
judy tooley
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