Ashley Burricks Jun 13, 2014:

I'm pretty sure this means 'entrances', the conductor is complaining that not everybody is coming in at the same time making a muddy sound.

David Vaughn Jun 12, 2014:

Meaning "Il faut que tu sois beaucoup plus clair sur les émissions. Tu vois, dans l'introduction, il y a plusieurs émissions de vents qui sont pas ensemble, c'est un peu de ta faute."

This is a conductor. He can be clear about when he signals entrances/entries (by cuing, but more importantly by a clear baton, especially here in the beginning of the piece, when the tempo is yet to be firmly established - particularly if the conductor lacks clarity.

If he is unclear then the musicians will garble their tone. But it is unlikely he is being told to be more clear about how the sound is emitted. That is not his job.

But indicating clearly when the note should begin, which will allow the players to hit the beginning of the note with the same sort of breath pressure will definitely have an effect on the tone - which is the only part of the "production of sound" (along with breath) that is interesting to a conductor.

Nikki Scott-Despaigne Jun 12, 2014:

"émission" is clearly referering to the production of a sound. I think that much is clear.
It is conceivable that "devant" is meant and not "de vent". As a bassoonist, sitting at the back of a 150-strong symphony orchestra, it is quite possible that the tutor is explaining to the pupil conductor that his indications are not clear enough to those in front, in which case this is the first desks of the string sections, not wind at all. It's a secondary point here, but one you will need to clear with the client. Is this "devant" or "de vent"?

Its hard Googling this as "émission" with "chef d'orchestre" and a whole host of keywords generally gets zillions of hit with "émission" meaning (TV/Radio) show, programme, etc.

Victoria Britten (asker) Jun 12, 2014:

No context I do have the video, but it isn't in the public domain so I don't feel free to share it. [I realise that in this question I haven't said I'm subtitling it.] As I said with the previous question, these are just clips - to illustrate the kind of work that is being done - and in this case we don't get to hear the points the instructor is picking up on, we just see the discussion.

David Vaughn Jun 12, 2014:

listening Oh - you don't have the video? Yikes.
I wasn't questioning the transcription. I meant listening to the orchestra to see what teacher was complaining about.

I'm pretty sure an English conductor would talk about "tone" if the focus is purely on "émission", and "entrances" if it were primarily rhythmic. But the real situation is likely both together.

The two languages approach this differently. For example, "emissions" wouldn't likely be a plural in English in this context, but rather an uncountable. So its use would be awkward.

Victoria Britten (asker) Jun 12, 2014:

Tell me about it! I did look, but the documentary isn't yet on line. However, I'm at least 95% certain that's the word used: lip-reading and all...

David Vaughn Jun 12, 2014:

listening Pity we can't hear the video, the problem is most likely audible.

Victoria Britten (asker) Jun 12, 2014:

@David & Claude-Andrew That was my first, fleeting idea, but I discarded it because there is a perfectly good, precise, ordinary word - "entrée" - for that, and since "émission" is repeated I kind of feel bound to assume it's not just a slip of the tongue.

Victoria Britten (asker) Jun 12, 2014:

Exactly! That's what I was saying: I know "émission" as a musical term, but in the context of vocal production.

writeaway Jun 12, 2014:

how is this about vocal de vents refers to woodwinds afaik