FR pavillon en l’air wind technique advanced Support my free tools
How is pavillon en l’air played?
Lift or rotate the relevant instrument so the pavillon points upward as far as posture, embouchure and the local score make practical, preserving the written rhythm, dynamic and articulation. Reorientation changes the balance of direct and reflected sound reaching each listener, but the audible level and spectrum depend on instrument, register, room, angle and audience position rather than guaranteeing maximum, louder or brighter projection. On horn, adapt the right-hand relationship as needed; the phrase does not automatically demand complete hand removal or a fully open state. The plural pavillons en l’air applies the same direction to multiple players.
How does pavillon en l’air sound?
The result is louder, more immediate, and brassier, with a brilliant open ring that carries over the ensemble.
In context
Pavillon en l’air is the French bells-up direction. It can create a more exposed, immediate or theatrical spatial effect, and published repertoire includes the plural form, but its acoustic result and visible angle remain contextual. It overlaps functionally with German and Italian upward-bell directions without making their exact wording interchangeable. Musicca directly documents pavⁿ en l’air, but no candidate obtained three independent direct expansions of this precise complete phrase, so it remains written out.
Equivalent terms
- IT campana in aria
- DE Schallstück aufwärts
- DE Schallstück in die Höhe
- EN bell up