Don Morrison's Peals of Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods) Major
The page collects compositions of spliced surprise major with 3 methods. Spliced compositions suitable for varying numbers of methods are on the page for the largest number of methods for which they are suitable. So, for example, a series suitable for 3-5 methods will be on the page for 5 methods, not here, while a series suitable for 2-3 methods will be here.
5,152 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 4135)2345678 September - 5786342 November 8537264 November 3825476 September - 5764823 October - 8657342 November 5836274 September 7462835 October - 8674523 November - 7864523 October - 5678342 November - 7568342 October 6735284 October 3627458 September 5874623 October - 6758342 September 4283756 September 5637284 October - 2356478 September 7864352 September - 4523867 November 2485736 November 8274653 October - 6782345 Repeat six times.
Contains 1,792 each October and September and 1,568 November, with 125 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell.
5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 3416)23456 M B W H 62354 - 2* 2 MMJ.MJ.F.M.F. 65423 s - s J.FFF.FFF.M 24653 2* - J.F.FMMJJ.J 64523 2 - MJJJMM.F.J. Repeat four times. 2* = s -.
Contains 1,760 each February and January and 1,600 March, with 94 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell.
5,184 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 3417)23456 M B W H 23564 - - JMJ.FFM. 53624 - - - M.FM.FFM. 46325 - - FF.FJJMMJ. 32465 - [-] FJJJMM.J. Repeat five times, omitting [-] from alternate parts.
Contains 1,728 each February, January and March, with 96 changes of method, and all 24 each 56s and 65s.
5,184 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 3418)23456 M B W H 52436 - JMMJMJ.J 26354 - sT,sV - - M.M.FF.M.FF. 26543 - - JJM.FFM. 24365 - 2 [-] FJM.FJ.F.J. Repeat five times, omitting [-] from alternate parts.
Contains 1,728 each February, January and March, with 114 changes of method, all 24 each 56s and 65s, 13 each 7468s and 7458s, and 12 each 5678s off the front and 6578s off the front.
5,152 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 3419)2345678 January 4263857 January 6482735 March - 7864523 February - 6784523 March 8657342 March 5836274 January - 2358467 March - 4523786 February 2475638 March - 6724853 February 2687345 February - 8267345 February 6832574 February 3658427 February 5346782 February - 4536782 March 3475268 March 7324856 March 2783645 March 8267534 January 6852473 January 5648327 January - 3456782 Repeat six times.
Contains 2,016 March, 1,792 February and 1,344 January, with 70 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell.
5,184 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 8254)23456 W B M H 45326 s - H.K. 63524 - - K.H. (52643) - s D.KDKD. (62354) s - DK.HHHHH. 34265 s - a,b s KD.HD.K.K.DD.H.KD. Repeat five times. a = sT,sV; b = V,F.
Contains 1,728 each Deva, Kenninghall and Lancashire (H), with 113 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell, 15 each 56s and 65s, and 9 each 5678s off the front and 6578s off the front.
5,184 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 124)234567 M W H 627453 sF,B 2 - II.DF.FFF.F.FF. (326457) V,In I.II. (63524) sF,In,sB DD.D.D. 34265 s sT,V,In,F - I.DD.DD.II.FF.I. Repeat five times. Fourth place calls.
Contains 1,728 each
5,152 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 125)2345678 Dublin - 4235678 Dublin - 3425678 Ireland - 4578362 Ireland - 5862437 Belfast 6548723 Dublin 4675382 Dublin - 7465382 Ireland - 4582736 Ireland - 5236478 Dublin - 3526478 Ireland - 5678342 Dublin 7536284 Belfast 3725468 Belfast - 2375468 Ireland 3526784 Ireland - 5684372 Dublin 8536247 Belfast - 3856247 Belfast 5328764 Dublin 2573486 Belfast - 7253486 Belfast 5742638 Belfast 4567823 Repeat six times. Fourth place bobs.
Contains 1,792 each
5,184 (5,024) Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 6928)23456 M B W H 52436 - LOOO.L 24365 3 2 - [-] OO.COC.CLLCL.(OO)L.CCLC.COCL.L. Repeat five times, omitting [-] from alternate parts.
Contains 1,728 each Cassiobury (O), Cornwall and Lessness, with 102 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell.
Reduce to 5,024 by replacing (OO) with one lead of Lessness in any five parts; contains 1,888 Lessness, 1,728 Cornwall and 1,408 Cassiobury, with 92 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell.
5,184 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 6090)23456 M B W H 35264 - A.A 25634 2 - AA.AMMUU.M. 62534 - MAA. 43526 - - - AUMA.UAM.U. 43265 - [-] UMU.UMU. Repeat five times, omitting [-] from alternate parts.
Contains 1,920 Ashtead, 1,728 Uxbridge and 1,536 Lindum (M), with 95 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell, 15 each 56s and 65s, 12 each 5678s off the front, 6578s off the front, 8765s off the front and 8756s off the front, queens, and back rounds.
5,184 (5,056) Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 117)23456 M W H 65432 - - - L.C.YCY. 36452 - LC.L 53462 - YYYY.L 26435 - - - CCC.Y.CYC. 43265 - [-] (LLLLL)L.L. Repeat five times, omitting [-] from alternate parts.
Contains 2,112 Lessness, and 1,536 each Cambridge and Yorkshire, with 90 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell.
Reduce to 5,056 by calling C for (LLLLL) in one part. Contains
1,952 Lessness, 1,568 Cambridge and 1,536 Yorkshire, with 90 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell.
5,184 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 8095)23456 M B W H 64523 3 PN.NR.PR.PN 26543 - RN.R 54263 - - RP.R. (63425) 2 NN.PR. 43265 - - [-] RNP.PPRN.PN. Repeat five times, omitting [-] from alternate parts.
Contains 1,728 each Lincolnshire (N), Pudsey and Rutland, with 125 changes of method, 15 each 56s and 65s, 9 each 8765s off the front and 8756s off the front, 3 each 8765s, 8756s, 5678s off the front and 6578s off the front, and back rounds.
5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 8096)23456 M B W H 42356 - PNRPN. 25463 - 2 - R.NNRN.NR.PP. 63254 2 - R.RRP.P.R 56234 - NR.PPN 56342 - - NP.RPNPR. Repeat four times.
Contains 1,760 each Pudsey and Rutland and 1,600 Lincolnshire (N), with 119 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell.
5,152 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 8097)2345678 Lincolnshire - 3578264 Pudsey 8654327 Rutland - 3586742 Lincolnshire 6452378 Pudsey 2748635 Rutland 4267583 Lincolnshire - 2783456 Rutland 8247635 Pudsey 7325864 Rutland - 8273456 Lincolnshire 3526847 Pudsey 6457382 Lincolnshire 7842635 Pudsey - 8235764 Lincolnshire 5624873 Pudsey 4763582 Rutland 6457238 Lincolnshire 7348625 Pudsey - 3825764 Rutland 2378456 Pudsey 8536247 Rutland - 2385764 Rutland - 7823456 Repeat six times.
Contains 1,792 each Pudsey and Rutland and 1,568 Lincolnshire, with 153 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell, and no backstroke 87s.
5,376 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 7043)2345678 Bristol 4263857 Glasgow s 3257486 Bristol 5342678 London - 6453827 Glasgow s 3427685 London s 2634578 Bristol 3256847 London s 5832764 Glasgow 8256347 Bristol - 5826347 Glasgow - 8647532 London s 4586273 Glasgow 5647832 Bristol - 4567832 Repeat eleven times.
Contains 1,920 each Bristol and Glasgow and 1,536 London, with 156 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell.
5,376 (5,024) Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 7044) 2345678 Glasgow
- 3578264 London
s 7235486 Glasgow
s 5286743 Glasgow
- 2643578 Bristol
4256837 Glasgow
s 6237485 Bristol
3642578 Bristol
- 4362578 Bristol
- 6432578 London
3654827 London
- 8536742 London
- 7385264 London
(s 8273456 Bristol
s) 8723456
Repeat eleven times.
Contains 1,920 each Bristol and London and 1,536 Glasgow, with 95 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell.
Reduce to 5,024 by omitting the parenthesized calls and lead of Bristol from any eleven parts; contains 1,920 London, 1,568 Bristol and 1,536 Glasgow, with 84 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell.
5,152 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 131)2345678 Bristol 4263857 Cornwall 8674523 Bristol - 7864523 Cornwall 5637284 Lessness 3526478 Cornwall 4283756 Lessness 8472635 Lessness - 6784523 Bristol 8657342 Cornwall 3528467 Bristol - 2358467 Lessness 5243786 Lessness s 4752638 Cornwall 6584372 Cornwall 3826754 Cornwall 7243586 Lessness s 4572638 Lessness - 6745823 Lessness 4687352 Cornwall 3824567 Bristol s 3284567 Bristol - 8324567 Bristol s 8234567 Repeat six times.
Contains 1,792 each Cornwall and Lessness and 1,568 Bristol, with 98 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell.
Contains 18 each 5678s, 4567s, 3456s and 2345s, 15 each 8765s, 7654, 6543s and 5432s, 11 each 5678s off the front, 4567s off the front, 3456s off the front and 2345s off the front, 9 each 8765s off the front, 7654s off the front, 6543s off the front and 5432s off the front, and back rounds.
Also contains 12 backstroke 87s.
5,184 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 8215)23456 M B W H 54326 - sV,xF - BEE.W.EWBEE.WWBB. 46253 - sT,sV - - E.E.W.E.E. 24365 - F,In,F,In BBW.B.B.W.B.WW Repeat five times, calling s for x in parts 2, 3, 5 and 6. x = 1478.
Contains 1,728 each Bristol, Cornwall (W) and Lessness (E), with 107 changes of method, all 24 each 56s, 65s, 8765s, 8756s, 5678s off the front, 6578s off the front, 8765s off the front and 8756s off the front, 196 runs of four or more consecutive bells either at the back (102) or at the front (94), tittums and back rounds.
5,120 (5,056) Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 7629)23456 B M W H 42356 - B. 45623 2 - - YCY.B.C.YYC. 52436 - CY.YY 62534 2 YYC.B.CCYY 56342 - - 3 - YC.BYC.C(.B.B.)YYY. Repeat four times.
Contains 2,560 Yorkshire, 1,600 Cambridge and 960 Bristol, with 94 changes of method.
Reduce to 5,056 by omitting the parenthesized calls and leads from one part; contains 2,560 Yorkshire, 1,600 Cambridge and 896 Bristol, with 93 changes of method.
Either length contains all the work for 2-6.
5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 7630)23456 M W F/I H (26435) - 2 2 YCY.C.B.Y.B.YYY.B. 46325 2 - YC.B.BB. 42563 2 - - BB.B.C.CYC. 64523 - 3 CCCC.YCY.B.B. Repeat four times.
Contains 1,760 each Bristol and Cambridge and 1,600 Yorkshire, with 94 changes of method, and all the work for 2-6.
5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 7631)23456 B M W H (35426) - a b CYC.CC.B.BY.BB. 32654 2 - - YY.B.C.YCC. 32546 - c - YC.Y.B.Y. 43526 - BC.B 64523 - - - CY.BYY.Y.B Repeat four times. a = F,In; b = sT,sV; c = sT,sF.
Contains 1,920 Yorkshire and 1,600 each Bristol and Cambridge, with 119 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell.
5,184 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 6559)23456 B M H 35264 - SY.(YB) 35642 - - Y(BS)(YB).(BY). 34625 - - (YS)(SY).(SY)(BS)(BS).YSYS (54326) 2 (YS)(SY)(SY).B. 54263 - - (SB).(BS). 32465 - [-] (SY)(BS).(YS)(YB)(SY). Repeat five times, omitting [-] from parts 2, 4 and 6. (Parentheses) indicate a change of method at the half lead.
Contains 2,016 each Superlative and Yorkshire, and 1,152 Bristol, with 119 changes of method at the lead end, 108 changes of method at the half lead, 18 each 56s and 65s, 12 each 5678s off the front and 6578s off the front, 9 each 8765s, 8756s, 8765s off the front and 8756s off the front, all 7 near misses, and queens and back rounds in the last course.
5,152 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 6560)2345678 Yorkshire / Bristol - 8642735 Yorkshire / Bristol - 5748362 Bristol / Yorkshire - 6234857 Yorkshire / Surperlative 4527683 Yorkshire / Bristol 3682745 Yorkshire / Surperlative - 6245378 Bristol / Superlative 8374562 Superlative / Bristol 2567483 Superlative / Yorkshire 7853246 Bristol / Superlative - 4625378 Bristol / Superlative 8372546 Superlative / Yorkshire - 3246857 Superlative / Yorkshire 6527384 Yorkshire / Bristol - 4326857 Bristol / Superlative 7852643 Yorkshire / Surperlative 2483765 Yorkshire / Surperlative - 4365278 Superlative / Yorkshire 5738426 Bristol / Yorkshire - 2643857 Bristol / Superlative 7854326 Bristol / Yorkshire 6325478 Superlative / Yorkshire 5738642 Bristol / Yorkshire - 4263857 Repeat six times. Slash indicates change of method at the half lead.
Contains 1,904 Yorkshire, 1,680 Superlative and 1,568 Bristol, with 105 changes of method at the lead end and 161 changes of method at the half lead, and all the work of every method for every bell.
5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 3880)23456 M B W H 23564 - - SC.SS. 26435 - 2 - CS.BBB.B.CCS. 34625 - - 2 SCS.BBB.CC.B. 23645 - BS.B 56342 - - SCC.CSSC. Repeat four times.
Contains 1,760 each Cambridge and Superlative and 1,600 Bristol, with 94 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell.
5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 3881)23456 B M W H 52436 - SSCS.B 25634 - - 2 BBBB.BBB.SCS.B. 62534 - CCSCCCC. 56342 - - - SC.BCS.CSSS. Repeat four times.
Contains 1,760 each Cambridge and Superlative and 1,600 Bristol, with 85 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell.
5,088 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 3882)23456 B M W H 52436 - SSCC.B 64235 - - BB.BC. 46532 - - 2 CS.BBB.BB.B. 53462 - - CSSC.SSS. 45362 - SCSCSCC. 56342 2 SSSS.B.CCS 23645 - - SCC.BBBBBBB. 34256 - SC.CC Repeat twice.
Contains 1,728 each Bristol and Superlative and 1,632 Cambridge, with 68 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell.
5,184 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 3883)23456 B M W H 53642 - s SSS.S.B (23645) s ss CCC.C.B. 26534 sT,sV - s - SC.BB.CS.C.BB. 42365 - s s CS.BBB.SSC. Repeat five times.
Contains 1,728 each Bristol, Cambridge and Superlative, with 95 changes of method, all 24 each 5678s off the front and 6578s off the front, 15 each 56s and 65s, 9 7568s and tittums.
5,184 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 3884)23456 B M W H (42635) F,In ss CCSSS.B.CC.B. 65234 sT,sV ss s SS.BB.SS.B.C.B 42536 s s CSC.BS. 42365 - - CS.CC. Repeat five times.
Contains 1,920 each Cambridge and Superlative and 1,344 Bristol, with 108 changes of method, all 24 each 5678s off the front and 6578s off the front, 18 each 56s, 65s, 8765s and 8756s, 9 7568s, queens, back rounds, and all 7 near misses.
5,152 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 3885)2345678 Cambridge - 3578264 Bristol 7325486 Cambridge - 3586742 Superlative - 5642378 Bristol 4536827 Bristol - 3456827 Cambridge 6247385 Superlative - 2785634 Cambridge 5374268 Cambridge - 3468527 Cambridge 8247356 Cambridge 7526834 Superlative 6354782 Superlative - 3482675 Superlative 2745368 Superlative - 7568234 Bristol 6725483 Bristol 2647358 Bristol 4236875 Bristol - 3426875 Superlative 6745382 Cambridge 5872634 Superlative - 8234567 Repeat six times.
Contains 1,792 each Cambridge and Superlative and 1,568 Bristol, with 90 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell.
5,184 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 7137)23456 M B H 42356 - B. 52346 - - 2* L.BBB.BFL.B. 54623 a BBF.L.L.L.FF 32645 2 a FF.F.FB.L.L.L.FB Repeat five times. 2* = s -. a = In,F,B,V.
Contains 1,920 Bristol, 1,728 Belfast (F) and 1,536 London, with 72 changes of method.
5,152 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 7138)2345678 London s 4623857 Bristol 2486735 Bristol s 2846735 Bristol 4278563 London - 5742386 Belfast 4537628 Belfast 3465872 Belfast - 6345872 London - 8463257 London - 2684735 London - 7826543 Bristol 2758364 Belfast - 5278364 London - 3752486 Belfast 5347628 Belfast 4563872 Bristol 6485237 Bristol 8624753 Belfast 2876345 Belfast 7238564 Bristol - 3728564 London - 5237486 Bristol - 3527486 Repeat six times.
Contains 1,792 each Belfast and Bristol and 1,568 London, with 97 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell.
5,152 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 7139)2345678 Bristol s 2435678 London s 3624857 Bristol - 2364857 Bristol 6283745 Belfast 8672534 Bristol 7856423 Belfast 5748362 London - 3457286 Bristol 5324678 London 2563847 London 6285734 London - 7862453 Bristol - 6782453 London 8647325 London 4836572 London - 5348267 Bristol 4523786 Belfast - 2453786 Belfast - 5243786 Belfast 4572638 Belfast - 7452638 Belfast - 5742638 Belfast 4567823 Repeat six times.
Contains 1,792 each Belfast and London and 1,568 Bristol, with 90 changes of method, all the work of every method for every bell and no backstroke 87s.
5,376 (5,024) Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 7045) 2345678 London
4263857 London
- 8642735 Superlative
- 6235874 Superlative
(s 5274683 Bristol
s) 5724683 London
- 6257348 Superlative
s 7248635 Bristol
4762583 Bristol
6457328 Bristol
5634872 Bristol
s 5364872 Superlative
s 4372586 London
- 5743628 London
4567832
Repeat eleven times.
Contains 1,920 each Bristol and London and 1,536 Superlative, with 84 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell.
Reduce to 5,024 by omitting the parenthesized calls and lead of Bristol from any eleven parts; contains 1,920 London, 1,568 Bristol and 1,536 Superlative, with 73 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell.
5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 112)23456 W B M H 24536 - 2 GB.HHHHG.B. (45236) - V,F - H.GB.H.BG. (42356) 2 3 - G.B.GG.BG.GB.HG. 35264 - 2 BBB.HHH.B.H Repeat four times.
Contains 1,760 each Bristol and Heptonstall and 1,600 Glasgow, with 109 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell.