The celesta /sɪˈlɛstə/ or celeste /sɪˈlɛst/, also called a bell-piano, is a struck idiophone operated by a keyboard. It looks similar to an upright piano...
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The Hyundai Celesta (Chinese: 现代悦动; pinyin: Xiàndài Yuèdòng) is a compact car produced by the Beijing Hyundai joint venture since 2017 to 2023, replacing...
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Celesta Geyer (née Herrmann; July 18, 1901–February 19, 1982) was an American woman most famous for being the circus fat lady known as Dolly Dimples (also...
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Schiedmayer (section Schiedmayer Celesta GmbH)
Müller-Schiedmayer. Celesta 5 1/2 octaves – Studio model Celesta 5 1/2 octaves – Compact model Celesta 5 octaves Built-in celesta for church organs A...
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Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106, BB 114 is one of the best-known compositions by the Hungarian composer Béla Bartók. Commissioned by...
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Celesta Lowe (née Lisle) (1917-2004) was an American historian, columnist and librarian. She was the first director of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas...
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body percussion. On the other hand, keyboard instruments, such as the celesta, are not normally part of the percussion section, but keyboard percussion...
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Triptych (ballet) (redirect from Triptych (Strings Percussion Celesta))
Triptych (Strings Percussion Celesta) is a ballet made by Christopher d'Amboise to Bartók's Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, as part of New York City...
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bass (1961) Merce, for percussion and piano or celesta (1963) [Composition], for percussion and celesta (1963) De Kooning, for horn, percussion, piano...
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1991–92 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season (redirect from Tropical Storm Celesta)
intensified into Tropical Storm Celesta. On February 11, both the JTWC and the MFR estimated peak winds of 80 km/h (50 mph). Celesta turned to the south and looped...
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Halffter for triple woodwind, four horns, timpani, percussion, two harps, celesta and strings; and by Percy Grainger for a typical Grainger ensemble with...
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harpsichord, organ, celesta Johnny Otis – piano, harpsichord, celesta, timpani, percussion Wilton Felder – bass, harpsichord, celesta Stix Hooper, Abe Mills...
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including synthesizers and digital pianos. Other keyboard instruments include celestas, which are struck idiophones operated by a keyboard, and carillons, which...
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2015-09-07. "Celesta". Yamaha. Retrieved 3 March 2024: Although treated as a member of the percussion section in orchestral terms, the celesta is played...
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including synthesizers and digital pianos. Other keyboard instruments include celestas, which are struck idiophones operated by a keyboard, and carillons, which...
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Shamisen Sitar Tambura Ukulele Yazh Zither Percussion Bass drum Bell Carillon Celesta Cymbals Glockenspiel Gong Handbell Lithophone Marimba Marímbula Melam Mridangam...
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(presets: 3-Violins, church organ and 8-Choir), Elka organ, Logan violin, Celesta, Fender Rhodes electric piano, grand piano, Moog synthesizers (Minimoog...
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Shamisen Sitar Tambura Ukulele Yazh Zither Percussion Bass drum Bell Carillon Celesta Cymbals Glockenspiel Gong Handbell Lithophone Marimba Marímbula Melam Mridangam...
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instruments Other instruments such as the piano, harpsichord, pipe organ, and celesta may sometimes appear in a fifth keyboard section or may stand alone as...
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specialising in chamber and orchestral music, most known for her work as a celesta performer. Celia García-García studied classical piano at the conservatory...
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distinctive contribution is the electrically amplified viola. He also played celesta on "Sunday Morning". Cale also played on Nico's debut studio album, Chelsea...
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octatonicism. As Mark DeVoto points out, the cascading arpeggios played on the celesta in the "Sugar Plum Fairy" from The Nutcracker ballet are made up of dominant...
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the play, she was also represented by a darting light, accompanied by a celesta. Her favourite insult (as in Barrie's play) is "You silly ass!", which...
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Janet Celesta Lowe (May 15, 1940 – December 31, 2019) was an American journalist, newspaper editor, and writer. Lowe was born May 15, 1940, in Santa Rosa...
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Arun M. Kumar (born 31 August 1952) is Managing Partner with Celesta Capital. Kumar also serves as Chair of the Wadhwani Institute of Technology and Policy...
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followed in Winter Quarters Ohio. Lucy Stanton Bassett, also known as Lucy Celesta Stanton, also known as Laah Ciel Manatoi, was born in New York on December...
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play other keyboard instruments such as the synthesizer, harpsichord, celesta, and the organ. Contemporary classical pianists focus on dedicating their...
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song with Björk. Sigsworth also played celesta on Björk's cover of Joni Mitchell's "The Boho Dance"; the celesta later became a feature on both Selmasongs...
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are themselves overlapping, having many instruments in common. Angklung Celesta Chime bar Cup chime Glockenspiel Hand chime Marimba Metallophone Piano...
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compositions. Among other things, the score is noted for its use of the celesta, an instrument the composer had already employed in his much lesser known...
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