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Compositions Rung

After ringing my bell for a few special occasions and recording those events on my website, I decided I'd like a similar record of precisely what I'd rung – beyond simply the method and number of changes – not least for easy reference in case I wanted to ring the same thing again in the future (which I no doubt will). Initially I added details of the compositions to the footnotes to each performance, but I quickly realised that would become messy (particularly for more complex compositions) and would require either a lot of repetition or references back to previous performances, so I needed a single repository – hence this webpage.

I've sorted these compositions initially by their stage (the number of bells changing places), then by the method's class (i.e. Plain, Treble Bob, Surprise, with Stedman at the end), then alphabetically by the method's name, and finally by the number of changes. Consequently, they're not in the order I rang them, but I've added links to them from each performance in my list of Ringing for Special Occasions.

Doubles (5 bells)

240 Grandsire Doubles
by Leslie W G Morris

2345
5423 s
3254 s
4532 s
3245 -
5432 s
2354 s
4523 s
4352

Repeat twice

First published 31st December 1926 in The Ringing World (pg.827).
Contains all 120 possible rows once each at handstroke and at backstroke.

Minor (6 bells)

720 Grandsire Minor

2345   1  2  3  4  5  6 
5234   -    (-) -  -  -   (6 leads)
3425      -               (4 leads)

Repeat five times, calling s for (-) in parts 1 and 4

First published 1788 in Clavis Campanalogia.

144 Kent Treble Bob Minor

23456   1  2  3 
56423         -
23456         -

576 Bourne Surprise Minor

2345   I  F 
2453   -  - 

Repeat twice

Triples (7 bells)

181 Grandsire Triples

 234567
 253746
 762453 s
 746325
 357246 s
 325674
 643725 s
 674532
 256374 -
 235467
 742635 -
 764523
 357264 -
(325476)

Comes round at handstroke

Includes Queen's (13572468) at the fourth lead-end.

224 Grandsire Triples

234567
253746
275634
267453
342567 -
753642 -
765234
247365 s
234576

Repeat once

Includes Tittums (15263748).

336 Grandsire Triples

23456   1  2  3  4  5 
35264   -     -         (5 leads)
52634   s     -         (3 leads)
32456      -     -      (4 leads)

Repeat once

Includes Queen's (13572468) and Tittums (15263748).

210 Plain Bob Triples

234567
235746 -
372654
736425 s
734562 -
357246

Repeat twice

Includes Queen's (13572468) and Tittums (15263748) at the course-ends.

173 Stedman Triples

1.2.11.2.11.3.4.5.6.7.s8.12.1.10.1.10 (from 7th)

1: 6/7U (immediately)
2.11.2.11: 4× 6/7D with 4th, after Quick Work
3.4.5.6.7.8s: S, H, L (ending with a Single)
12: In Quick
1.10.1.10: 4× 6/7U with 5th
Comes round at handstroke during 6/7D with 6th

A very musical touch that includes Queen's (13572468), King's (75312468), Whittington's (12753468) and Tittums (15263748).

Major (8 bells)

256 Grandsire Major

234567   1  2  3  4 
437265   -        s 

Repeat three times

1280 Grandsire Major
by Owen T Northwood

23456   1  2  3  4  5 
62354   -  -
35264      - (-)
43562   -  -
24365   -  -          

Repeat three times, calling s for (-) in alternate parts
(For 640: Repeat once as written, calling (-) each time)

N.B. I have not rung this composition in full at Lyndenlea.

160 Plain Bob Major

23456   W  B  M  H 
23456   -  3  -  -

304 Plain Bob Major
by David B Wilson

23456   W  V  F  M  H 
24356               s
32456               -
23456   s  -  -  -  -

Composed 8th September 2021.

480 Bristol Surprise Major

2345678   1  2  3 
2643857      -  - 

Repeat four times

Also true to Kent Treble Bob Major.

1280 Cambridge Surprise Major
by Steve Coleman

23456   B  H 
24356   5  s 

Repeat once
(For 640: Omit s)

Also true to Yorkshire and many other Surprise Major methods.

N.B. I have not rung this composition in full at Lyndenlea.

384 Yorkshire Surprise Major

23456   B  H 
23564   -  - 

Repeat twice

Also true to Cambridge and many other Surprise Major methods.

Caters (9 bells)

270 Grandsire Caters

23456789   1  2  3  4  5 
53426978      s     -  -
32654987      -     s  s
23456789   -     -     s

Includes Rollercoaster (3216549870) two rows after the second course-end.
Contains five leads with 7-8-9 coursing in the Tittums position.
Sourced from David Leach's Touches Page.

Royal (10 bells)

300 Grandsire Royal

23456   1  2  3  4  5 
42356   -  -  -  s    

Repeat twice

360 Plain Bob Royal

23456   W  H 
45236   -  - 

Repeat once