Download or read book Gaston Crunelle and Flute Playing in Twentieth-Century France written by Leonard Garrison and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2024-09-09 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gaston Crunelle (1898--1990) was Professor of Flute at the Paris Conservatory from 1941 to 1969 and taught an entire generation of the world's leading flutists. A leading orchestral, chamber music, and solo flutist, his recordings are among the best of the 78-rpm and early LP eras. Gaston Crunelle and Flute Playing in Twentieth-Century France establishes Crunelle's place in history as one of the most important flutists of the twentieth century and shines light on musical life in France during his lifetime from the silent film era, through the German Occupation, to the changes in music and education since 1968.