Celesta
The celesta in five languages — celesta, célesta, Celesta, 钢片琴
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Five languages
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 钢片琴 |
| English | celesta |
| Italian | celesta |
| German | Celesta |
| French | célesta |
The celesta is a keyboard percussion instrument: keys drive small hammers that strike metal bars, each with a wooden resonator below, producing a clear, bell-like sound. Patented in Paris by Auguste Mustel in 1886, it takes its name from French céleste, "heavenly"; Chinese 钢片琴 refers to the steel bars. Italian and German write celesta, French célesta.
Watch out: the celesta is neither a piano nor a glockenspiel — it is played from a keyboard and its bars have resonators, which gives a softer, longer-ringing tone than the glockenspiel.
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- 各语种乐器名依通行音乐术语词典（参 The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, "Celesta"）；本文为原创表述
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