Its glassy, bell-like sound bewitched ... his famous “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” has echoed through musical history. Joshua Barone is an assistant classical music editor and a contributing ...

The Land of Sweets is blanketed in pink light as the Sugar Plum Fairy enters the stage to the tinkling music of the celesta. Sabrina Holland smiles broadly as she dances “The Nutcracker” role ...

Tchaikovsky’s Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, featuring the celesta’s magical sound, became iconic through The Nutcracker. Initially criticized, its popularity soared via Disney’s Fantasia ...

It provides the distinctive music that accompanies the dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker. NPR's Bob Edwards discusses the instrument with Morning Edition music commentator Miles ...