Gaston Crunelle (18 August 1898 in Douai – 13 January 1990) was a French classical flutist and teacher.
At the Paris Conservatory, he won a rare prix d'excellence, a first prize in which the jury's vote was unanimous.
[5] As professor of flute at the Conservatoire de Paris from 1941 to 1969, Crunelle taught more than 135 first prize winners.
In addition to Rampal, he taught numerous flutists, including Pierre-Yves Artaud, Jean-Louis Beaumadier, Leone Buyse, Roger Cotte, Michel Debost, James Galway, Jean-Claude Gérard, Christian Lardé, Maxence Larrieu, and Alexander Murray.
[6][7] Numerous works were dedicated to him, including Agrestide (1942) by Eugène Bozza, Sonatine (1943) by Henri Dutilleux, Chant de Linos (1944) by André Jolivet, and Sonatine (1946) by Pierre Sancan.