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 ...

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 ...

Sugar Plum Fairy oversees dances with regional flavors which are treats for the soul as much as the senses. When she takes center stage in her iconic pas de deux, says Lauren, “The music is ...