The celesta (Italian: celesta) is a body-sounding musical instrument, similar in appearance to an upright piano. It was invented by Mister in France. Bright; sharper in the treble area. The most famous works using the celesta are "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" in Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker" and Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute". A body-sounding musical instrument. Percussion instruments used in orchestras and wind bands. A percussion instrument used in European orchestras. It looks like a small harmonium, and the sound source is made of metal laths. When played, a hammer attached to the keyboard strikes a string of tuned steel bars. There is a sound tube under each steel bar to amplify the volume and make the sound clear and pure. Use the pedal-controlled damper to control the length of the sound. The range of the celesta is from middle C to 4 or 5 octaves above middle C, and the musical notation is 1 octave lower than the actual sound. The celesta was invented by A. Mister in Paris, France in 1886 and was originally called the tuning fork. It was officially named celesta in 1886. In fact, today's sound bars and sound tubes are made of aluminum. It was first used by Tchaikovsky in the dance of the Little Candy Fairy in the dance drama "The Nutcracker". The later work in which the celesta played an important role was B. Bartok's "Music for String Instruments, Percussion Instruments and Celesta".

Basic introduction: The original name of the celesta: celestamustel (cle.); mustel: is the name of the French musical instrument company; celesta means the sound of heaven. The celesta was invented by Mustel Victor in Paris, France. His son (Mustel, August) applied for a patent and officially invented this instrument. The original sounding body used a series of tuning forks, also known as the piano fork. It was officially named the celesta in 1886. In fact, the current celesta sound bars and syringes are made of aluminum. It was originally a patented product, but now the patent rights have disappeared, so there have been instruments with an expanded range of sounds.