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And celesta the same with vibraphone ;) ...but without the tremolo :D ...love both, the analog analog epiano like rhodes or hohner electra... The electra is my love!
Joe, I just became interested in them recently. I purchased a practice piano for my studio to keep most of the hours off my concert grand, and the best one I could find was a Schiedmayer. When I started doing research about this company I found out they were the last makers of the Celesta, and so my interest grew. I have really been touched by the Celesta, and would really like one for my studio if I can set the money aside in the future.
The theater I volunteer at has a Wurlitzer, Hope Jones Unit Orchestra, and it contains several tuned percussion instruments, including a glockenspiel. One of the more rare tuned percussions that I last saw was being worked on to be installed, and that this unit orchestra has, is tuned sleigh bells. The famous Blackpool Tower Ballroom Wurlitzer has one of these, and I think that's pretty neat. They sound kind of unearthly, but they are very beautiful.
In one of the video's he did He went to namm a music convention and played a Celesta doing Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy. He talked about the composer and how he was the first to use the Celesta for that song. You should look it up very interesting.
Oh wow, had seen youtube recomending your piano recomendation videos, but i was interested. Then, today I search for keyboard glockenspiel, and this comes up!
what is the typical study course of a professional glockenspiel or celesta player? I've always wondered whether the people playing such instruments in theatres in the Magic Flute or the Sugar Fairy Dance were pianists or percussionists.
Ooh, good question! For traditional glockenspiel, I'd definitely say percussionist. They fall into the same category of vibraphone, marimba, and xylophone, quintessential percussion instruments. For the celesta and keyboard glockenspiel, it's more likely they are a pianist.
For Celesta they are pretty much always pianists, for keyboard Glockenspiel they should be pianist BUT it is rare to have a keyboard Glockenspiel, so orchestral pieces are usually (practically always) played with a normal Glockenspiel by a percussionist. A good exemple is Dukas "Sorcerer apprentice", which is still today destroying mallet percussionist nerves in every keyboard percussion audition, having to play those arpeggios with 2 mallets instead then 10 fingers.....
I first thought that the sound of keybord was fake. I also thought that the keybord must have been used by P.I.Tchsaikowski in order to complete the music on the Dance of the Sugar Fairy you played.
I have a fabulous DULCITONE piano in rich mahogany with fold up legs and a sustain pedal that folds out, Like new condition too.. Whats it worth then ?
An original dulcitone? In playable condition? If you're located in the USA, feel free to send me an email at milanrecordingstudios.com and tell me more. I often travel the United States and would love to make a video of such a rare instrument!
The origin of the "Keyboard Glockenspiel", known as the "Glockenspiel": d1aeri3ty3izns.cloudfront.net/media/4/47091/1200/preview.jpg th-cam.com/video/7sYsxcdTcXY/w-d-xo.html
The celesta is louder than a piano becasse you’re hitting métal strips intead of strings, but not as loud and clear as the glockenspiel because unlike the glockenspiel, you hit those métal strips with a felted end, whereas the glockenspiel is métal against métal. Sorry for bad english, Im french.
I think you might be thinking of a harpsichord, which has plectrums that pluck strings. The celesta does indeed have a hammer action like a piano, which strikes metal bars, or "tines'.
@@ThePianoforever Two years late, and you may have already read up on this by now, but I think what the commenter may have been getting at is that 'tines' are fixed at one and, as in the tines of a tuning fork (or indeed the dulcitone, an early celesta precursor in which the keys actually did activate tuning forks). Whereas bars, as in a celesta or glockenspiel (keyed or otherwise) are free at both ends and suspended at the nodes of their first mode of vibration.
You can't spell Keyboard Glockenspiel without glock. edit : anyway, really beautiful sound, both of them. edit 2 : I stumble upon this video because I want to see reference about names inside my future novel. Turns out Celesta is a perfect name.
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Celesta - fairies and nymphs
Glockenspiel - elves and trolls
Perfect interpretation!
Glockenspiel also Papageno’s magic bells
My impression from Glockenspiel - only mosquitos. Without this mosquito effect, it's sound would be pleasant.
The keyboard glockenspiel is for the people that can not wield 10 mallets for a normal glockenspiel😂
And celesta the same with vibraphone ;) ...but without the tremolo :D ...love both, the analog analog epiano like rhodes or hohner electra... The electra is my love!
The Celesta was played in the introduction theme of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.
that’s how i ended up here!
knew it
1:42 I thought you said "I'm going to play some Meshuggah" and I died laughing. If you don't know they are a super heavy metal band.
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Oh such a precious instrument. Now I will recognize that sound in music when I hear it. Thanks.
Carol
Carol,
Although I am new to these type of instruments, I have become quite fond of them.
I've never really thought much about the Celesta....until now. Thanks James! I enjoy your videos.
Joe, I just became interested in them recently. I purchased a practice piano for my studio to keep most of the hours off my concert grand, and the best one I could find was a Schiedmayer. When I started doing research about this company I found out they were the last makers of the Celesta, and so my interest grew. I have really been touched by the Celesta, and would really like one for my studio if I can set the money aside in the future.
They sound like a music box. Sounds nice!
"They sound like a music box." It's exactly the other way around.
They sound like a xylophone.
@@bodyofhope they are extremely similar
The theater I volunteer at has a Wurlitzer, Hope Jones Unit Orchestra, and it contains several tuned percussion instruments, including a glockenspiel. One of the more rare tuned percussions that I last saw was being worked on to be installed, and that this unit orchestra has, is tuned sleigh bells. The famous Blackpool Tower Ballroom Wurlitzer has one of these, and I think that's pretty neat. They sound kind of unearthly, but they are very beautiful.
Kinda funny he plays the Sugar Plum Fairy dance on the glockenspiel- Wasn't it played on a Celesta?
In one of the video's he did He went to namm a music convention and played a Celesta doing Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy. He talked about the composer and how he was the first to use the Celesta for that song. You should look it up very interesting.
I heard somewhere it was originally composed for the glass armonica, but it's too quiet an instrument to actually use in a concert.
yeah but it sounds amazing on a glockenspiel too
Interesting. I always assumed the sound of the Celesta was the Glockenspiel.
Thank you for taking your time to explain it.
You can't open the lid because that's where the miniature bass clarinet player lives. He must have been asleep because he missed his cue.
I like the Glockenspiel. That Tchaikowsky was awesome!
Oh wow, had seen youtube recomending your piano recomendation videos, but i was interested. Then, today I search for keyboard glockenspiel, and this comes up!
I love the sound of the glockenspiel.
Ravel used they both so many times in his compositions!!
Love those instruments! Very nice.
I would love to have both of these in my studio. I do believe they would both get a lot of use.
Keyboard Glockenspiel: the spicy celesta
Can you do a video explaining the difference between the celeste and the dulcitone?
they both sound very dainty
I arrived here because I was wondering what instrument I was hearing in Bobby Goldsboro's recording of "Honey". I believe it is a Glockenspiel.
0:22 celesta
1:57 Keyboard glockenspiel
"It sounds something like this"... "I'm going to slide the bench over"... ;-)
what is the typical study course of a professional glockenspiel or celesta player?
I've always wondered whether the people playing such instruments in theatres in the Magic Flute or the Sugar Fairy Dance were pianists or percussionists.
Ooh, good question! For traditional glockenspiel, I'd definitely say percussionist. They fall into the same category of vibraphone, marimba, and xylophone, quintessential percussion instruments. For the celesta and keyboard glockenspiel, it's more likely they are a pianist.
@@ThePianoforever Thank you
For Celesta they are pretty much always pianists, for keyboard Glockenspiel they should be pianist BUT it is rare to have a keyboard Glockenspiel, so orchestral pieces are usually (practically always) played with a normal Glockenspiel by a percussionist.
A good exemple is Dukas "Sorcerer apprentice", which is still today destroying mallet percussionist nerves in every keyboard percussion audition, having to play those arpeggios with 2 mallets instead then 10 fingers.....
I first thought that the sound of keybord was fake. I also thought that the keybord must have been used by P.I.Tchsaikowski in order to complete the music on the Dance of the Sugar Fairy you played.
This host reminds me of John Cryer from Pretty in Pink.
Ein Mädchen Oder Weibchen from Mozart's Magic Flute
I have a fabulous DULCITONE piano in rich mahogany with fold up legs and a sustain pedal that folds out, Like new condition too.. Whats it worth then ?
An original dulcitone? In playable condition? If you're located in the USA, feel free to send me an email at milanrecordingstudios.com and tell me more. I often travel the United States and would love to make a video of such a rare instrument!
Hell yeah
What you are trying to say is that a keyboard glockenspiel sounds brighter and a celesta sounds warmer.
YOU HOW MUCH IS THAT GLOCKENSPIEL ONE
The Glockenspiel is to harsh sounding, and will definitely give you tinnitus.
The origin of the "Keyboard Glockenspiel", known as the "Glockenspiel": d1aeri3ty3izns.cloudfront.net/media/4/47091/1200/preview.jpg th-cam.com/video/7sYsxcdTcXY/w-d-xo.html
Why does it sound like A-10s are practicing outside
the keyboard glockenspiel looks ridiculous, but sounds beautiful.
Handsome guy
Too short, give me more beautiful sound please.
If you check my channel I have a video where I play a handful of Bach pieces on the celesta, if you love that sound!
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Wy does the celesta vibrate more? Resonators?
The celesta is louder than a piano becasse you’re hitting métal strips intead of strings, but not as loud and clear as the glockenspiel because unlike the glockenspiel, you hit those métal strips with a felted end, whereas the glockenspiel is métal against métal. Sorry for bad english, Im french.
I think it’s pronounced chelsta
Look up tines. Nothing hits the tines. The tines pluck 'things'.
I think you might be thinking of a harpsichord, which has plectrums that pluck strings. The celesta does indeed have a hammer action like a piano, which strikes metal bars, or "tines'.
@@ThePianoforever Two years late, and you may have already read up on this by now, but I think what the commenter may have been getting at is that 'tines' are fixed at one and, as in the tines of a tuning fork (or indeed the dulcitone, an early celesta precursor in which the keys actually did activate tuning forks). Whereas bars, as in a celesta or glockenspiel (keyed or otherwise) are free at both ends and suspended at the nodes of their first mode of vibration.
Magic Flute
i love `em both! wan` `em both too! ^_^
You can't spell Keyboard Glockenspiel without glock.
edit : anyway, really beautiful sound, both of them.
edit 2 : I stumble upon this video because I want to see reference about names inside my future novel. Turns out Celesta is a perfect name.