1. a keyboard instrument with hammers that strike metal plates to produce bell-like tones
Usage: musical instrument

Examples

• The celesta added a magical, shimmering quality to the orchestra’s performance.
• Tchaikovsky famously used the celesta in his ballet ‘The Nutcracker.’
• The composer wrote a delicate melody for celesta in the second movement.
• She practiced scales on the celesta before the evening concert.
• The celesta’s bell-like tones created an ethereal atmosphere in the piece.
• The music teacher demonstrated how the celesta differs from a piano.