Perry's Musical Seashells Page

New
and
Exciting:

Chavin Strombus Galeatus Trumpets (Seashells):
Paper for ASA 2010 Cancun, and lots of News

Some examples of the actual shells:
One Chavin Strombus "Toot"
Strombus Fundamental and 1st Overtone
Many Chavin Strombi Together

Some general things one can do on a good shell:
Wave File, 44.1k, Mono, uncompressed
MP3 Version of the same

This is a shot 
of most of my 
shells up to 2003.
I have many more
since.  

I've made a list
of all of them 
as to type, base
pitch, and useable
pitch range.  

More descriptive
stuff will go here

Compositions and Performances:

El Zorro II (1992), by Chris Chafe,
for Seashells and Buchula Lightening Controller
Performed by Perry R. Cook
International Computer Music Symposium
Delphi, Greece, July, 1992.
Read a little about it in this article

Totems (1994), by Jose A. Montalvo
A Multimedia Piece (including Seashells (P. Cook))
Composed for the New Guinea Sculpture Garden
Stanford, California

Pico I for Seashells and Interactive Sensor Glove
Composed, Built (glove), Coded (PIC/STAMP2),
and Performed by Perry R. Cook at the
International Mathematica Symposium
(there's fractal note generators in that glove)
Roveniemi, Finland, July 3, 1997
Listen to an Excerpt (1:19 mp3)
Listen to the Entire Piece (8:38 mp3)

Elegy For "Trumpet" (2000-2001), by Perry R. Cook
Seashells and Brass by P. Cook
Listen to the Entire Piece (2:30 mp3)

Vespers (2000-2001), by Perry R. Cook
All Instruments by P. Cook
Listen to an Excerpt (1:19 mp3)
Listen to the Entire Piece (3:15 mp3)

There's Time (1999-2000), by Perry R. Cook
All Vocals and Instruments by P. Cook
Listen to an Excerpt (:56 mp3)
Listen to the Entire Piece (6:08 mp3)

Introit (2002-2003), by Perry R. Cook
Seashells and/or Euphoniums by P. Cook
Listen to the Entire Piece (1:46 mp3)

Coming: The Transformation of Secrets and Music
Sound Design and Installation by Jimmy Johnson
Click here to read about it