Celesta

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf instrumental
gptkbp:audio struck metal plates
gptkbp:category gptkb:drummer
gptkb:piano
gptkbp:class gptkb:drummer
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature bell-like sound
gptkbp:etymology from French 'céleste', meaning 'heavenly'
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Celesta
gptkbp:inventedBy 1886
Auguste Mustel
gptkbp:key keyboard percussion
gptkbp:material wooden case
metal plates
felt hammers
gptkbp:notableWork The Nutcracker (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)
gptkbp:origin gptkb:France
gptkbp:pedals yes
gptkbp:played_for gptkb:keyboard
gptkbp:range C4 to C8 (commonly)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:piano
glockenspiel
gptkbp:tuning chromatic scale
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Gustav_Mahler
gptkb:John_Williams
gptkb:Pyotr_Ilyich_Tchaikovsky
gptkb:Béla_Bartók
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:ballet
orchestral music
film scores
Harry Potter film scores
orchestral scores of the 20th century
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Metallophone
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5