<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" from Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker The celesta part comes in at 0: 08 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Problems playing this file? See media help . </Td> </Tr> <P> The celesta / sɪˈlɛstə / or celeste / sɪˈlɛst / is a struck idiophone operated by a keyboard . It looks similar to an upright piano (four - or five - octave), albeit with smaller keys and a much smaller sized cabinet, or a large wooden music box (three - octave). The keys connect to hammers that strike a graduated set of metal (usually steel) plates or bars suspended over wooden resonators . Four - or five - octave models usually have a damper pedal that sustains or damps the sound . The three - octave instruments do not have a pedal because of their small "table - top" design . One of the best - known works that uses the celesta is Tchaikovsky's "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" from The Nutcracker . </P> <P> The sound of the celesta is similar to that of the glockenspiel, but with a much softer and more subtle timbre . This quality gave the instrument its name, celeste, meaning "heavenly" in French . The celesta is often used to enhance a melody line played by another instrument or section . The delicate, bell - like sound is not loud enough to be used in full ensemble sections; as well, the celesta is rarely given standalone solos . </P>

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