The Celesta - The Sound of Heaven?

[@InsidetheScore]

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[@arriandela]

I know, irritating.

[@orlando1a1]

It would have been nice to have actually heard a piece played by this instrument in this video.

[@thehylian6984]

thank you, now i can click off

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Actually you were listening to Clair De Lune by Debussy played on a Celesta & it actually works.

[@brockreynolds870]

If you want to hear a song that features it prominently, just listen to Cher's "Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves"... especially that iconic intro is all Celesta

[@xerohcool]

Man I can’t hear the sound with you talking over it! Let it play uninterrupted for a second at least.

[@TheVoogler]

Yeah lmao, usually youtubers are not in a hurry that much lmao

[@Dshork]

exactly that! good information in the video but so frustrating to watch. please just let the video be 2 minuted longer so we can experience the sound that you are describing!

[@GlutesEnjoyer]

Seriously!!! Like slow down a bit Jesus

[@brendanward2991]

Agreed. I found it very frustrating that he talked over every example so I couldn't hear the music.

[@hauntedhotdog]

Most KZbinrs seem to try and drag their videos out, but this guy seems to be in a hurry to get through it and just waterboards the audience with a deluge of exposition.

[@Elven.]

Maybe next time you could show samples of the concept you're talking about, in between explanations, instead of talking over the sound. . I really wanted to get a feel of what you were talking about, but the speed of the video didn't let me appreciate it

[@genmaicha_]

dude, could you like, let the instrument play without like, talking over it for like 30 seconds. feels like your in a hurry to finish the video, but that feeling is just the whole video

[@samsanimationcorner3820]

It's probably legal reasons, since he doesn't own any of the music, he'll get a copyright strike if any of it plays without him talking.

[@genmaicha_]

@@samsanimationcorner3820 surely you could compose and record your own celesta piece, even a simple one, and using a high quality sampler (kontakt) instead of a physical one if unavailable

[@jur2823]

@@genmaicha_ surely you could also just simply google pieces that feature it instead of complaining? plus he mentioned pieces in this video that do? You're too dumb to look up anything?

[@EpreTroll]

Seeing my cover used in a serious video about the instrument is a pleasant surprise :) I wish I had access to this instrument still, it was great playing it. The touch is so piano like for how little piano there is inside

[@brickstonesonn9276]

So weird to hear a Touhou track in this kind of video lmao. Touhou hijack!

[@vuonggiahuy3255]

That touhou sneak attack was a nice surprise

[@calmeilles]

Many of us wish we could have heard it!

[@FLOJo83]

The celesta in the 3rd movement of Shostakovich symphony no. 5 is so haunting and beautiful. I love the instrument!

[@ThomasDawkins88]

Shostakovich combines it with harp harmonics which sound completely "frozen" together. An absolutely brilliant moment of orchestration.

[@orgue2999]

Same in the last minutes of the 4th with the low thirds

[@semprefresco9723]

Fantastic video, but please leave more space to the music during the video so that i can hear what you’re talking about without having to search for every single song. As it is right now i can barely listen to these melodies because you’re talking over them. Apart from that, i love you’re videos, they’re a great way to spend some time on youtube.

[@jur2823]

then google the sound of it, pretty sure this video was for people that know what instruments sound like

[@herbcraven7146]

Speaking of its use for children's music, Johnny Costa, Mr. Rogers' music director and pianist, played the celesta regularly during the show, most often in the Neighborhood of Make Believe segments.

[@gavinfarkas283]

I was in a production of the Magic Flute in Pittsburgh and we used that celesta. Lovely little thing.

[@zackbuildit88]

Honestly the celesta has an *amazing* soundfont and i love it so much

[@zackbuildit88]

@W soundfont is the quality and features of a sound, whether digital *or" physical

[@ryantercho3989]

I literally couldn’t appreciate the timbre of the instrument whatsoever because you didn’t stop talking at any point while it was playing.

[@jur2823]

thousands of people have commented this, I don't think this one is gonna be the one that changes anything

[@danterenzulli1724]

When I heard that excerpt from Mahler’s 8th, it felt like my body turned to crystal or something like that. That’s how beautiful it was. I have been trying to stay away from listening to that symphony on my own and instead waiting to hear it live in a concert hall. It therefore sounds like you spoiled it, and you did, but that’s OK. There’s so much more to hear from Mahler’s 8th. By the way, let me say that the rarity of the celesta is beyond unjust.

[@colinslant]

"What do you think of when you hear this instrument?" I don't know, because I couldn't hear it, because you never stopped talking over it. Maybe just stop talking for a bit and let us actually hear the music you're talking about?

[@albertocabezas282]

For me, at tender age of 4 or 5 years old, the celesta was a beautiful kind of arp made of pure glass or ice. It's really a magical instrument.

[@jur2823]

You could easily look up any of the pieces he names if you actually cared to hear it

[@patrikk.6585]

Great video, thank you. A few corrections though: at 3:00; Yamaha, Kolberg and Edmund Handy also produce celestas, not only Schiedmayer. And at 6:30; those parts are played on a keyboard glockenspiel, not a celesta.

[@Crumphorn]

Did you really create a video piece about the Celesta and then not actually let us hear the damn thing because you're talking so much?

[@jur2823]

then google the sound of it, pretty sure this video was for people that know what instruments sound like

[@manueljoseblancamolinos8582]

Tchaikovsky utilizó la celestia en el poema sinfónico El Voyevoda, que destruyó después de su estreno. Luego la usó en El Cascanueces.

[@angelito2144]

Un dato curioso es que su descontento en El Voyevoda se debió a que trató la celesta como si fuera un piano, y después se dio cuenta de que el timbre de la celesta no funciona bien con muchas notas simultáneas, pasajes rápidos o cambios bruscos de armonía. Para El Cascanueces sin embargo escribió una pieza limpia y sencilla gracias a la cual se pudo apreciar el potencial sonoro del instrumento.

[@kenkappler9352]

At 2:37 your comment concerning the size and weight of hammers on a piano is totally incorrect. The the bass hammers are 4-5 times the mass of the treble hammers and the size and weight is graduated across the entire scale of the instrument. The writer of this scrip should take a look inside a piano sometim

[@bahamut404]

As a bassoonist, I would greatly appreciate a video like this for the gentleman and fool of the orchestra, the bassoon.

[@itznoxy7193]

luv me sum farting bedpost

[@MiloPaulus]

The most magical of all. That's for sure. Immediately evokes that heavenly atmosphere.

[@JoseRivera-ym3wj]

Anyone interested in celesta music, especially if you're an anime fan, track down "Sailor Moon: Orgel Fantasia". It was my first exposure to celesta music and among the first experiences with the original Japanese soundtrack of the anime, which is way different from the original American release from the 90s.

[@lovelynotes3065]

You deserve way more views because the quality of your content is outstanding

[@Distagon76]

It would be the case if he'd shut up at least for a moment, no gaps for music, lol

[@lovelynotes3065]

@@Distagon76 but 3784 views doesn't feel right

[@samaritan29]

the dude hasn't made an original video in months, all of their scripts have been outsourced

[@WetaMantis]

Respighi's Fountains of Rome and Pines of Rome are indeed a blessing. Go listen to it!

[@kaloarepo288]

Love the real life recording of the song of the nightingale which Respighi included in his "Pines of Rome" specifically the pines of the Villa Borghese.

[@ganiz2944]

I would really love to actually HEAR THE INSTRUMENT WITHOUT TALKING

[@jur2823]

then google the sound of it, pretty sure this video was for people that know what instruments sound like

[@TheMikkis100]

6:27 Are you sure this isn't a jeu de timbre (keyboard glockenspiel)? It's a bit smaller and has a clearer sound.

[@nicholasz2510]

Yes- the instrument used in Mozart's time was a keyboard with bells inside, so effectively an older relative of celesta. I think it's a common misconception that they used glockenspiels with mallets for that piece lol

[@jeremygriffin620]

Video producer breathlessly never stops speaking for beyond the first minute of a video about an instrument. Never allowing them instrument to speak for itself and simply be heard by itself for over a minute of the video.

[@grrlpurpleable]

Being so expensive and rare it saddens me that that so many never get to play a real celesta, myself included. A magical instrument that has captivated me since my first orchestral experiences. :) Lovely to see it featured here with such love and reverence :)

[@soarornor]

There are beautiful digital versions that sound extraordinary. Roland produced their Classics series of keyboards which came in many variations. The C-180, C-190, C-200, C-230 were really nice, portable digital keyboards that gave you exceptional sounding pipe organ, harpsichord, forte piano, chimes, and of course Celesta. The C-30 specializes in harpsichord but has two positive pipe organs, an amazing forte piano sound, lute, and more. Roland didn’t do very well with these and eventually sold off their recently acquired Rodger’s Organ division and stopped producing these keyboards. I own all these (except the C-190) and can attest to their excellence.

[@JD..........]

This instrument deserves this video! Well done.

[@foljs5858]

it also deserves to be heard... this video talks all over the celesta

[@Peter-x2exz]

The celesta never did anything wrong to this guy...I don't know what the celesta did to deserve this video.

[@eerenweihaas2551]

Amazing video. Another instrument I've never heard about but I'm so glad I just did!

[@jayschwartz3203]

The combination of celesta and vibraphone, is also very beautiful,as in Vaughan Williams 8th symphony. And the passage for horn 2 piccolos and celesta in Ravel's Bolero, makes that work worth listening to.

[@SJR_Media_Group]

*_The Celesta has a hauntingly beautiful sound. Not sure it is 'Heavenly', but definitely not the opposite._* Now I know which instrument was played in Nutcracker. It is so unique that only need to hear a few notes and immediately can point to Nutcracker's magical instrument.

[@yastraver]

For everybody who wants to hear the celesta without someone talking over it, you might want to check out Celia García García who recorded an actual album with piano music on celesta.

[@delstanley1349]

If you don't mind sneaking in a little rock, the original "Everyday" by Buddy Holly features the celesta. At about the one minute mark of the track (see on KZbin) there is a celesta "solo" used as the bridge. If you've never heard this old track before you may think it is a missing track from "The Nutcracker." It charted high back in the day. Also charting high (number one in several countries) in the rock world way-back was "Rhythm of the Rain" by the Cascades. The celesta is used for the sound of water as in rain drops. Try a listen. Cute!

[@Distagon76]

Dude, you're chitchatting all the time with no gaps to hear what you are essentially talking about..

[@jur2823]

Yes there's this thing called doing the work yourself. Google any of the maybe 6-7 pieces he mentions! If you wanted to hear the instrument then go hear it. He literally names nearly 10 pieces for you

[@peterlean6631]

Would have been nice to actually hear it

[@jur2823]

then google the sound of it, pretty sure this video was for people that know what instruments sound like

[@njiroo]

Hopefully this video puts a spotlight on the Celesta, its personally my favorite instrument to experiment with.

[@teachmeguitar4149]

You should really edit this and put in a section where you are NOT TALKING over the instrument.

[@jur2823]

then google the sound of it, pretty sure this video was for people that know what instruments sound like

[@WetaMantis]

I would also like to point out the keyboard Glockenspiel is not the same in it's construction as the Celesta. The Celesta is more equivalent to a keyboard vibraphone with felt hammers, the glockenspiel has no felt hammers I believe (please correct me if I'm wrong I have only theoretical knowledge on that subject). kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4e8qYSVeMh1jZo Here you can hear the difference. For example I prefer "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen" from the Magic Flute played on a Glockenspiel, much more percussive.

[@angelito2144]

I completely agree. Some conductors consider that glockenspiel and celesta are interchangeable (specially in The Magic Flute), but the truth is that they're not intended for the same kind of work. The lack of felt hammers and wood resonators makes the glockenspiel a completely different instrument with different purpose and results.

[@shadyone6620]

3:31 I understand it's just non-illustrative video, but the idea that Tchakovsky wrote to his friend in Russia in Arabic...

[@almeisam]

My favorite piece featuring the celesta is "On the Trail" from "Grand Canyon Suite".

[@richardodonnell7465]

Totally agree. Such a beautiful solo. Made me fall in love with the celesta in the first place.

[@thomaspaul311]

Thank you for pointing out how oblivious I have been. Liked.

[@Tallicatilldeath]

Amazing video but seriously man, let us listen to the pieces. You’re talking above music all the time.

[@jur2823]

You're a capable human being. Listen to the pieces yourself if you want to hear them. This isn't a concert

[@DashieDe]

Why haven't I heard of this instrument?! It's awesome🤩

[@fretnesbutke3233]

There's some important differences between the celesta and the glockenspiel. Not only is the method of playing different, which will affect the nature of the music composed for either,but the Glock is louder and more incisive, appropriate for fairly loud,thick passages,while celesta is appropriate for much thinner,delicate scoring.

[@lagboi4539]

I remember playing one of these in our Big Band's rehearsal room and I had to be careful with it, but damn it sounded nice.

[@francelonelo9187]

2:29 what music is this? very appreciated if you can tell me.

[@nishant2279]

Here you go. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2i6dpKtl9OlqKc

[@danielherrin]

Merry Christmas Inside the Score

[@danielkimble4085]

You keep referring to “Harry Potter”, “E.T.”, and “Home Alone”. You did discover who composed those themes, yes? John Williams. One cannot mention those three pieces without mentioning the composer.

[@TheAngelsHaveThePhoneBox]

I mean, the guy did plenty of videos about John Williams, so he is aware for sure. I also found it strange he never mentioned him here but maybe he assumed _everyone_ watching his videos knows these three soundtracks are the work of John Williams, lol.

[@danielkimble4085]

@@TheAngelsHaveThePhoneBox Oh, see! This is the first of this guy’s videos the algorithm has put in front of me. I was unaware he had other videos on Williams’ works. I’ll have to go through his archive and watch those. Thanks for sharing!

[@nishant2279]

Can someone tell me the name of the piece that starts at 2:26. Thanks

[@lumengarden1536]

It's Junko's theme from the video game Touhou 15: Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom

[@margaretcain3223]

TAKE A BREATH ONCE IN A WHILE, FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE !!!

[@carlcushmanhybels8159]

I loved the sound of a celesta in high school. Heavenly, indeed.

[@carlcushmanhybels8159]

And Mozart BTW wrote a lovely piece for Glass 'Armonica. It would also sound excellent on Celesta.

[@makewoozisgucciflipflopsne8697]

Uhm... I think you did it great. This is a video about the celesta and its history, about where is used, and they really said that the sound was related to heaven, water, magic, etc. God, there are samples of the celesta. This is a video for information! If you want to listen to the celesta, just look for the pieces they said here. I am Spanish, lack of concentration and I understood everything they said. I mean, of course you cannot get it because he might be speaking too fast for you to catch (which is valid), but... Really? He spoke the essential things. He went straight to the point. This would be a PowerPoint in a video! It's not nice to tell people to change their style of making videos. Maybe it's their style and they're comfortable with it. Nothing else. In other side, I think this video was great and it was what I was looking for. I love the celesta and it reminds me of innocence. I don't think you spoke too fast or whatever. You went straight to the point and you were clear. Talking with no gaps is a resource that is used in a lot in videos and it's okay, but you didn't seem so overwhelming like others. It's shame some people can't catch up, that's true, but I think the content creator should be comfortable with their style too. Anyway, great video!

[@georgeharteman4083]

An eye (ear) opener for me. thanks

[@a_bush]

" the possibilities on the Celesta are much more varied for example this keyboard allows not only single strokes but also entire scale runs, glissandi, arpeggios, as well as large-scale chords" _CHALLENGE ACCEPTED_

[@salif130]

what is the website at 1:00 that shows the list of composers?

[@RedCaio]

John Williams is a genius

[@PointyTailofSatan]

Schnittke also makes use of the celesta a lot, often in solo passages.

[@Peter-x2exz]

Your narrative is relentless and merciless. Good God, man, do you ever even take a breath?? You speak of all these marvelous instruments and then you talk right over them as if we were not here to hear any instrument but the one in your throat! Put a damper on your ego and let the instruments speak, for crying out loud. Give us at least a couple of seconds of the sound of the instruments!

[@nodarikirtadze8220]

So, St.Saens' Aquarium is a Celesta as well

[@matejpodstensek]

There is no celesta in the score of Aquarium, but since glass harmonica is an even rarer instrument, it is replaced by the celesta in some recordings. The high notes at the beginning are just a piano, though.

[@kd5txo]

think of trying to listen to a quiet and delicate instrument while an overloud announcer quizzes you while eating a microphone......

[@DavidRLentz]

Joyously lovely!

[@adrianc2463]

Hard to say but it's kind of disappointing that some of us are unable to know how it really sounds although we may have heard it before without knowing its real name... If only you'd give a few minutes to let us hear one or two examples of how it sounded without any interruptions, then this documentation would be perfect.

[@GARYINLEEDS]

Thanks for sharing, shared.

[@thepseudowhite]

Nice info, keep up your work ^^!

[@jpavlvs]

What? No mention of Everyday by Buddy Holly? How a Celesta found its way to Norman Petty's studio in Clovis is a mystery.

[@bearcb]

Stravinsky also, missed a mention

[@happygotlucky4309]

What is the difference between a Celesta and keyed Glockenspiel?

[@erikbihari3625]

Gotta go fast!

[@Wouter10123]

Bloody hell, this video sounds like the "skip silences" option in my podcast app is turned on. There is no second that you're not talking, even between sentences, where you'd expect a natural pause. I haven't heard the celeste at all, because you were talking all the way through. It sounds very unnatural. Did you make this video for someone with the attention span of the tiktok generation :p?

[@Dshork]

even on tiktok you should here the instrument and have less information instead

[@jur2823]

Actually what's more similar to tiktok is this need to fit in, and comment exactly the same thing you see everyone else commenting. Why not act like an adult, and look up any of the maybe 10 pieces he names in the video?

[@alexc8512]

Pretty sound. Light.

[@cjjones258]

What a magical instrument🎹🪄

[@ericrakestraw664]

The opening of the theme to "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" also makes good use of the celesta.

[@theressamurphy2996]

How much does it cost?

[@cr8207]

2:06 “in 1886, Victors son - Auguste” /shows picture of Alphonse/

[@dirtcop11]

Before I lost my hearing I heard ice shattering and breaking. It sounded a lot like the celesta. Of course, it was small pieces of ice.

[@Johnadams20760]

mozart's fulte and harp concerto sounds like heaven and pinao sonatoa 21 does as well

[@kamalkrishnabaral]

yo. I got at start. Beautiful video.

[@andrewc4606]

Doesn't Saint-Saëns use the Celesta in the carnival of animals Aquarium movement?

[@bloodyplebs]

The way you pronounce Ильич makes me cry.

[@francescoborghini7669]

Se la Celesta è il suono del Paradiso... allora preferisco andare all'inferno!! Scherzo, dai! È fantastica!!

[@OldMovieRob]

Williams definitely put the celesta to use in many of is scores, notably to me would be the score to Always, an unfortunately lesser-appreciated score from 1989.

[@billtomsu8660]

If you would be quite maybe we could hear the instrument

[@ildefonsogiron4034]

Whenever I hear about the celesta, Tchaikovsky's The nut cracker comes to my mind, not that Potter you mention.

[@JamesNewton]

Dude, shut up for a second so I can hear the thing and THEN I can't tell you what it reminds me of.

[@christopherd6399]

I wonder if I could make one.

[@shayanyadegari811]

wow😍 It's like a xylophone on the piano!

[@Peter-x2exz]

it's literally NOTHING like that

[@tarasubramaniam6191]

Too much talking ..submerges the onstrumrnt of Heaven.. So no Hairy potter without the Celesta??

[@_rstcm]

Plz make a video on Respighi. His musical and orchestral genius should be more popular.

[@koantao8321]

Very entertaining video. I didn't even know this instrument existed and I always wondered how the sound was produced in 19th century music.

[@tahititoutou3802]

Very interesting video. Except for one thing : we don't hear the %$#@!% celesta!!!

[@themiddle8]

One suspects that he perceives his voice is the sound of heaven.

[@virginiaorganbuilder]

3:33...Apparently Tchaikovski wrote to his friends in Arabic....

[@MiScusi69]

Nice video!

[@foljs5858]

Too much talking.... I'm 1 minute in and have yet to hear what a celesta sounds like, except covered by loud voice over

[@camillesyen]

The opening music in Fargo❤

[@x-odeproject9161]

c'est moi ou c'est une musique de touhou project à 2 min 53 ?

[@dennisoconnor4387]

Love this instrument!

[@DarioRamosMaldonado]

Hermoso instrumento.

[@ferretyluv]

I just think of the dance of the sugar plum fairy. You can imitate it with a glockenspiel.

[@EliSpotts]

Ravel was just the best orchestrator of all time.

[@chloroxiphite]

Shostakovich 4!