Gaston Crunelle and Flute Playing in Twentieth-Century France
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 19 November 2024
- ISBN 9780197778548
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages232 pages
- Size 226x152x15 mm
- Weight 363 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 8 564
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Short description:
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.
MoreLong description:
Gaston Crunelle (1898--1990) was a remarkable flutist and a beloved teacher, yet his name is hardly known today. Gaston Crunelle and Flute Playing in Twentieth-Century France restores Crunelle's place in the pantheon of flutists while revealing details of musical life in France during his lifetime. Crunelle was Professor of Flute at the Paris Conservatory from 1941 to 1969--the longest tenure of any flute professor in the Conservatory's history--and taught an entire generation of the world's leading flutists, including Michel Debost, James Galway, Christian Lardé, Maxence Larrieu, and Jean-Pierre Rampal. He took an active interest in the annual commissions of morceaux de concours or contest pieces--including works by Dutilleux, Jolivet, Messiaen, and Sancan--which the book discusses in detail. As a performer, Crunelle was principal flutist of the Opéra-Comique and the Pasdeloup Orchestra and a member of the Quintette Instrumental de Paris, an ensemble of flute, harp, and string trio that left a rich legacy of about fifty commissioned works. His recordings of solo and chamber music of Bach, Mozart, and Baroque and twentieth-century French composers are among the best of the 78-rpm and early LP eras.
In following Crunelle's early development through to his storied career as performer and pedagogue, Gaston Crunelle and Flute Playing in Twentieth-Century France also chronicles the evolution of musical life in France during the twentieth century, covering music during the silent film era, the interruptions of World War I, the apogee of Paris as a musical center between the wars, the German Occupation of 1940--1944, and the many changes in music and education after May 1968, including the increased participation by women. Through thorough archival research Garrison reveals previously unknown details about the relationships between Crunelle and other French flutists of his time, especially Marcel Moyse and René LeRoy. Oral histories showcase Crunelle's pedagogy, and discographies cover Crunelle and the Quintette Instrumental de Paris. From these rich resources emerges the sympathetic figure of flutist Gaston Crunelle, unjustly forgotten until now.
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
1. Introduction
2. Early years
3. Between wars
4. The Quintette Instrumental de Paris
5. Paris during the Occupation
6. Post-war performances
7. Crunelle's teaching
8. Crunelle and the morceaux de concours
9. Crunelle's retirement and legacy
Notes
Further reading
Bibliography
Appendix 1: Gaston Crunelle discography
Appendix 2: Works written for the Quintette Instrumental de Paris
Appendix 3: Quintette Instrumental de Paris discography
Appendix 4: Crunelle's students who won first prizes in flute
Appendix 5: Morceaux de concours imposés and déchiffrages, 1940--1969
Index
