The orchestra employed is the usual large orchestra of the moderns, and Puccini adds a third flute, a contrabassoon, a celesta, and for the special effects in the opening of the third act a set of bells.
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Celesta
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23 translations across 23 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- չելեստա noun (musical instrument)
Basque
1 entries- zelesta noun (musical instrument)
Bulgarian
1 entries- челеста noun (musical instrument)
Catalan
1 entries- celesta noun (musical instrument)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 鋼片琴 /钢片琴 noun (musical instrument)
Finnish
1 entries- celesta noun (musical instrument)
French
1 entries- célesta noun (musical instrument)
German
1 entries- Celesta noun (musical instrument)
Greek
1 entries- τσελέστα noun (musical instrument)
Irish
1 entries- ceileiste noun (musical instrument)
Italian
1 entries- celesta noun (musical instrument)
Japanese
1 entries- チェレスタ noun (musical instrument)
Korean
1 entries- 첼레스타 noun (musical instrument)
Occitan
1 entries- celeste noun (musical instrument)
Polish
1 entries- czelesta noun (musical instrument)
Portuguese
1 entries- celesta noun (musical instrument)
Romanian
1 entries- celestă noun (musical instrument)
Russian
1 entries- челе́ста noun (musical instrument)
Slovak
1 entries- čelesta noun (musical instrument)
Slovene
1 entries- čelesta noun (musical instrument)
Spanish
1 entries- celesta noun (musical instrument)
Swedish
1 entries- celesta noun (musical instrument)
Ukrainian
1 entries- челеста noun (musical instrument)
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