Spliced Surprise (3m)

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Peals of Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

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.

5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

23456    M  W  H  Methods     
25634    2  -  -  MMM.BBC.C.B.
62534          -  CCBCC.
53624       -  -  MB.CMC.
46325    -     -  B.BM.
32465       -  -  CB.B.
42635       2  -  BM.CBB.MMM.
5 part.

Contains 1920 Bovey Tracey(B), 1600 Bovey Castle(C), Moretonhampstead(M), with 95 changes of method, all the work.

link print Added on 25 November 2013 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

23456    M  B  W  H  Methods   
45632    s     -  -  QQQ.Q.DQ.
23654    -     -  -  QD.Q.DQ.
42356    s  -  -  -  QD.JJ.JJ.QQQ.
63254    -        -  J.DD.
26354             -  DJQDJJ.
35264          -  -  DD.J.     
5 part.

Contains 2080 Queen, 1600 Diamond, 1440 Jubilee, with 64 combination rollups, 89 changes of method, all the work.

link print Added on 11 April 2012 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

23456    M  W  B  H  Methods              
42356             -  DDJ.
34256             -  QDJJJD.
52643    -  -        J.Q.QQQ
52436          -  -  QQ.D.
35264    3  -  -  -  J.JDD.JDQQ.DJJ.DDQ.D.
5 part.

Contains 1920 Diamond, 1600 Jubilee, Queen, with 51 combination rollups, 90 changes of method, all the work.

link print Added on 11 April 2012 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

23456    M  W  H  Methods      
52436       -     DD.J
35426       -     JDQDJ.DQ
42356       -  -  QJ.QJDJQ.
32654    -        J.QDJJD
64523    s  2* -  QD.Q.DDQQQ.J.
5 part. 2*=bs.

Contains 1760 Diamond, Queen, 1600 Jubilee, with 56 combination rollups, 124 changes of method, all the work.

link print Added on 11 April 2012 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

23456   B  M  W  H  Methods   
54236         -  s  WWWW.PDP.
34265      s  s     DPP.P.DWW
56423      -  s  -  PDW.D.DPD.
56234   -        -  PP.DP.
42635      -     -  DWD.WWPP. 
5 part.

Contains 1920 Purbeck, 1600 Dorset, Wareham, with 59 combination rollups, 109 changes of method, all the work.

link print Added on 5 June 2014 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

5,152 (5,024) Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Stanley Jenner

 23456   B  W  M  H  Methods       
 64352         -  -  LLLLL.SSSSSSS.
 36452            -  LG.
 36524   -        -  GGS.L.
(56423)     3  -     LL.S.LG.LLL.
 42563      -     -    [GLG].LGS.  
5 part, calling as follows for [GLG}:
part 2: LGG
part 3: GGGG
part 4: GLG
part 5: LGG

Contains 2368 Lithium, 1600 Southall, 1184 Geelong, with 55 combination rollups, 73 changes of method, all the work. For 5024, call 1st course of last part LLLLLGSS.

link print Added on 10 February 2012 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

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.

link print Added on 24 October 2009 by Don Morrison.

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.

link print Added on 2 January 2008 by Don Morrison.

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.

link print Added on 2 January 2008 by Don Morrison.

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.

link print Added on 2 January 2008 by Don Morrison.

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.

Rung at Exeter (St Michael and All Angels, Pinhoe) on 16 March 2009, conducted by Matthew J Hilling.

link print Added on 2 January 2008 by Don Morrison.

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.

link print Added on 16 December 2018 by Don Morrison.

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 Belfast (F), Dublin and Ireland, with 54 changes of method, 21 each 5678s off the front and 6578s off the front, 12 each 56s and 65s, 9 each 8765s off the front and 8756s off the front, and kings, with no backstroke 87s.

link print Added on 5 January 2007 by Don Morrison.

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 Belfast and Dublin and 1,568 Ireland, with 97 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell.

link print Added on 5 January 2007 by Don Morrison.

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.

link print Added on 9 November 2014 by Don Morrison.

5,280 (5,024) Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

 23456   M  B  W  H  Methods        
 42356            -  UUMMMMU.
 34256            -  MAMMU.
 52346         -  s  AA.M.
 36245   s        -  U.MMUA.
 23645            -  UAA.
(34256)     -        A.
 64523   -     2  -    UA.MAU.AUA.U.
5 part.

Contains 1760 Ashtead, Lindum (M), Uxbridge, 115 changes of method, 67 combination rollups, all the work. For 5024, call A for first 3 leads in parts 2 to 5.

link print Added on 12 November 2008 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

23456   W  B  M  H  Methods         
42356            -  UUMMMMU.
52346   s           MMMA.M
43265   -  -  s  -  AUUU.AU.UA.MAUU.
26435   -        -  MUMA.M.
42635            -  UAA.            
5 part.

Contains 1920 Lindum (M), Uxbridge; 1280 Ashtead,
104 changes of method, 62 combination rollups, all the work.

link print Added on 12 November 2008 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

23456   W  B  M  H  Methods      
42356            -  MMMMMMM.
52346   s           UMMA.M
43265   -  -  s  -  AUUU.AU.UA.MAUU.
26435   -        -  UUMA.U.
42635            -  UAA.         
5 part.

Contains 1920 Lindum (M), Uxbridge; 1280 Ashtead, 84 changes of method, 70 combination rollups, all the work.

link print Added on 12 November 2008 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

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.

Rung at Liverpool (St Michael, Garston) on 29 March 2012, conducted by Paul B Hunter.

link print Added on 21 March 2012 by Don Morrison.

5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (2–3 methods)

Philip G K Davies

23456    B  W  H   2 Methods   3 Methods 
45236       -  -   CCCN.CCC.   CCCY.CCC.
24536          -   NNNCNNN.    NCNCNNN.
52436          -   CCNNCCC.    YYYNYYY.
52364    -     -   CC.NC.      YC.CY.
35264          -   NNNCNNN.    YNNCNNY.  
5 part.

The 2 method arrangement contains 2560 each Cambridge and Lincolnshire(N), and 69 coms; the 3 method arrangement contains 1760 each Cambridge and Yorkshire, 1600 Lincolnshire(N), 84 com. Both arrangements are all the work and contain 51 cru's.

Published in A Collection of Compositions of Spliced Surprise (1996).

link print Added on 15 March 2002 by the CCCBR Peal Compositions Committee.

5,056 Spliced Surprise Major (2–3 methods)

Emma J Southerington

23456   M  W  H   2 methods   3 methods
43652  (-         YY(Y.CCYY   NY(N.CCNY
56234   -  -      YCC.C.CCY   YCC.Y.CCY
23564      -) -   YYCC.Y)YY.  YNCC.N)YN.
52364         -   YYYYYYC.    YYYNYYC.
35264         -   CYYYYYY.    CYYNYYY. 
Repeat four times, in one part replacing the parenthesized
calls by a bob Before and omitting the parenthesized leads.
Parts from the different arrangements should not be mixed.

The two method arrangement contains 3,392 Yorkshire and 1,664 Cambridge, with 42 changes of method and all the work of both methods for every bell.
The three method arrangement contains 2,432 Yorkshire, 1,472 Cambridge and 1,152 Lincolnshire (N), with 97 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell.

Two method arrangement rung at Walsoken (Coleridge Campanile) on 28 December 2003, conducted by Emma J Southerington.

link print Added on 7 January 2004 by the CCCBR Peal Compositions Committee.

5,088 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Richard J Angrave

234567   B  I  M  W  F  H  Methods   
53462          s  s        YNN.N.CNC
23465          s           YCY.NNNN
64532          s  -     s  NYY.N,YYC.
324756   -  -              YC,C,CYCCC
273546   -                 NY,YY
64325                -  -  CYCCC,Y,
25346          s  -        NNN.Y,CYN
42356             -        CYNC,NNY  
3 part.

Contains 1728 Lincolnshire(N), Yorkshire; 1632 Cambridge. 99 changes of method, Contains 62 combination rollups, all the work. 18 each 5678, 6578, 7568, 8765 (62 combination rollups). 13 each 2345, 5432. 6 5678 off the front. Rung on handbells at Keresley End on 18th January 2006.

Rung on handbells at Keresley End on 18 January 2006.

link print Added on 6 August 2007 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

23456   B  W  H  Methods 
23564   -     -  YY.CC.
52364         -  NNNNCNC.
63254      s  s  CYCY.NYN.
62354         s  YCYCYCY.
35264      s  -  NYNY.NCN.
5 part.

Contains 1760 Lincolnshire (N), Yorkshire; 1600 Cambridge, with 129 changes of method, all the work.

link print Added on 15 February 2008 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

5,058 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

23456   M  W  H  Methods  
64352   -     -  CYN.CNNY.
53246   -  -     NCC.N.NCY
46235   s  -*    YNY.Y.YCN
34265      -     YNYC.CYN 
6 part, calling C for [Y] in first part, and s for -* in 6th part, with round at handstroke snap.

Contains 1824 Lincolnshire(N), 1762 Yorkshire, 1472 Cambridge, with 117 changes of method, all the work.

link print Added on 25 May 2011 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

5,600 (5,056) Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

23456   M  W  H  Methods 
43652   -        NNN.YYYY
56234   -  -     CCC.C.CCC
23564      -  -  YYYY.YYC.
52364         -  YNCCCYC.
35264         -  NNNNNNN.
5 part.

Contains 1920 Cambridge, Yorkshire, 1760 Lincolnshire(N), with 62 combination rollups, 50 changes of method, all the work. For 5056, call Before for MMWW in part 2, and omit associated leads.

link print Added on 25 October 2011 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

5,376 (5,060) Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

23456   M  W  H  Methods 
43652   -        CCC.CNNY
53264   -* s     CNN.N.YYY
46235   -  -  -  NYC.N.CCN.
34265      -     YYYY.NYC
6 part.

Contains 1920 Yorkshire, 1728 Cambridge, Lincolnshire, with 84 combination rollups, 90 changes of method, all the work. For 5060, start 4 blows before -* and replace with a 34 to put the treble in the hunt.

link print Added on 25 October 2011 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

5,600 (5,056) Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

23456    M  W  H  Methods   
43652    -        NYN/CNYN
56234    -  -     YCY/C/YCN
23564       -  -  YNYN/CNY/
52364          -  CYCNCNY/
35264          -  NYCYCNC/  
5 part.

Contains 1920 Lincolnshire(N), Yorkshire, 1760 Cambridge, with 62 combination rollups, 174 changes of method, all the work. For 5056 call Before for MMWW in one part, and omit associated leads.

link print Added on 31 July 2013 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

5,056 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert W Lee

23456  M  W  H  Methods   
43652 [-        YY[Y.NNNN
56234  -  -     CCC.C.CCC
23564     -] -  NNNY.Y]YY.
52364        -  NNNCCYY.
35264        -  YYCCNNN.  
Repeat four times, calling a bob Before for the bracketed bobs and leads in one part.

Contains 1,856 Lincolnshire (N); 1,664 Yorkshire; and 1,536 Cambridge; with 45 changes of method and all the work of each method for every bell.

Published in The Ringing World (2000, page 424).

link print Added on 12 October 2000 by the CCCBR Peal Compositions Committee.

5,056 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert W Lee

23456  M  W  H  Methods      
52436     -     CNNC.CCY
34625  -  -     YYY.Y.NCN
62345     -  -  NNNN.YYY.
367254 [ V   -  C[.YYYYCC.
36245    I ] -  NCNNCN.]CCCCC.
26543  -        YYY.NNNN
56342  -        NCN.YYYY
23645  -     -  YCC.CNNC.    
Repeat twice, replacing the bracketed calls and leads by a plain lead of Cambridge in parts 1 and 3.

Contains 1,728 Cambridge; and 1,664 each Lincolnshire (N) and Yorkshire; with 56 changes of method and all the work of each method for every bell. Contains Queens.

Published in The Ringing World (2000, page 424).

link print Added on 12 October 2000 by the CCCBR Peal Compositions Committee.

5,056 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert W Lee

23456  M  W  H  Methods   
43652 [-        CY[C.NYNY
56234  -  -     NCY.C.YCN
23564     -] -  YNYN.C]YC.
52364        -  CYCYNYN.
35264        -  NYNYCNC.  
Repeat four times, calling a bob Before for the bracketed bobs and leads in one part.

Contains 1,888 Yorkshire; 1,600 Cambridge; and 1,568 Lincolnshire (N); with 142 changes of method and all the work of each method for every bell.

Published in The Ringing World (2000, page 424).

link print Added on 12 October 2000 by the CCCBR Peal Compositions Committee.

5,152 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Richard B Pullin

23456   M  W  Methods  
54632   -  -  YYY.C.YCY |
35642      -  YYCC.CCY  |A
65243   -     YYC.CCYY  |
42356   -  -  YCY.C.YYY |
34256        A         
52643   -  -  CYY.C.CCY
45623      -  YYCC.CYY
65324   -     YCC.CCYY
35426   -     YCC.CYYY
24653   -  -  YYY.C.YYY
64352   -     NNN.YYYY  |
53246   -  -  YNN.N.NNY |B
45236      -  YYYY.NNN  |
32654   -  -  NNY.N.YNN |
43652        B         
63254   -     YYY.CYYC
23456   -     YYY.YYYY

Contains 2880 Yorkshire, 1248 Cambridge, 1024 Lincolnshire (N) with 58 changes of method, all the work.

link print Added on 17 January 2009 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

23456   B  M  W  H  Methods 
42356            -  BBBBBI.
35246         s  -  BCI.IB.
54362   -           I.CC
35624   -  -     -  I.BII.CBI.
42563      -  s  -  CI.C.CBB.
35264      -     -  IC.ICC. 
5 part.

Contains 1760 Beverley, Ipswich; 1600 Cambridge, with 109 changes of method, all the work.

link print Added on 15 February 2008 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

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.

Rung at Pittsburgh on 12 July 2008, conducted by Donald F Morrison.

link print Added on 9 July 2006 by Don Morrison.

5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Barrie Hendry

23456   M  W  B  H  Methods          
52364      -  -  -  ULLLLU.CCL.LCCCL.
32465   -           U.UC
46325      -     -  CU.U.
45623   2        -  L.CCLCC.LUUULU.  
5 part.

Contains 1760 Cambridge, Lord of the Rings, 1600 Uxbridge with 85 changes of method, all the work.

Rung at Huntsham on 31 March 2009.

link print Added on 11 April 2009 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

23456   B  M  W  H  Methods 
42356            -  UUUUUUU.
32654      -        U.CCCC
63542   -  -     -  CC.CLC.LC.
53246      -        L.CU
24365      s  s  -  U.LLLLL.L.
56342      -  -  -  L.C.U.  
5 part.

Contains 1760 Cambridge, Uxbridge, 1600 Lindum with 55 changes of method, all the work. Contains 76 combination rollups.

link print Added on 20 March 2009 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

23456    M  W  H  Methods 
42356          -  CCCCCCC.
34256          -  UUWWU.
36452    2     -  W.UUC.WUUUW.
24653    -     -  W.WWUW.
62453          -  CUU.
45623       -  -  CW.W.   
5 part.

Contains 1760 Cornwall(W), Uxbridge, 1600 Cambridge, with 79 changes of method, all the work.

link print Added on 25 November 2013 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

5,024 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

23456   M  W  H  Methods 
42356         -  CCCACC.
23546      2  s  CU.AAU.U.
45236      -  s  AA.U.
26534   s     -  CA.UC.
54632   s     -  U.CU.
63542      -  -  UUUA.CA.
56342         -  CUU.    
5 part.

Contains 2016 Uxbridge, 1760 Cambridge, 1248 Ashtead, with 77 combination rollups, 99 changes of method, all the work.

link print Added on 31 December 2011 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

23456   M  W  H  Methods 
42356         -  AAAAAAA.
34256         -  UCAC.
24653   -        AC.AA
53462   -  s  s  U.C.U.
46352      s  -  AUUU.CCC.
35264   s  -  -  CCC.UUA.U.
5 part.

Contains 2080 Ashtead, 1600 Cambridge, 1440 Uxbridge, with 66 combination rollups, 84 changes of method, all the work.

link print Added on 31 December 2011 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

23456   M  W  H  Methods 
42356         -  AAAAAAA.
34256         -  UCAC.
24653   -        AC.AA
53462   -  s  s  U.C.U.
46352      s  -  AUUU.CCC.
35264   s  -  -  CCC.UUA.U.
5 part.

Contains 2080 Ashtead, 1600 Cambridge, 1440 Uxbridge, with 66 combination rollups, 84 changes of method, all the work.

link print Added on 3 January 2012 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

5,024 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

23456   M  W  H  Methods 
42356         -  CCCACC.
23546      2  s  CU.AAU.U.
45236      -  s  AA.U.
26534   s     -  CA.UC.
54632   s     -  U.CU.
63542      -  -  UUUA.CA.
56342         -  CUU.    
5 part.

Contains 2016 Uxbridge, 1760 Cambridge, 1248 Ashtead, with 77 combination rollups, 99 changes of method, all the work.

link print Added on 3 January 2012 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Philip G K Davies

23456    M  W  H   Methods
45236       -  -   CCCC.YYC.
24536          -   YYYCYYY.
52436          -   RYR.
63425    -  -  -   R.Y.R.
46325          -   RCCCC.
34625          -   RRRRRRR.
5 part.

1920 Rutland, 1600 Cambridge, Yorkshire. 64 com, all the work, 64 cru's. Tittums.

Published in The Ringing World (1960, page 223) and A Collection of Compositions of Spliced Surprise (1996).

link print Added on 15 March 2002 by the CCCBR Peal Compositions Committee.

5,376 (5,058) Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Brian D Price

23456  M  W  Methods    
54632  -  -  CYS.S.SYC
34265  -  s  YCC.Y.SYS
62543  - (-) CSY.C(.)YSC
46523     -  SYSY.CCY   
Five times repeated.

Contains 1,920 Yorkshire; and 1,728 each Cambridge and Superlative; with 143 changes of method and all the work of each method for every bell. Reduce to 5,058 by calling s for (-) in the last part to give rounds in 2 changes.

Published in The Ringing World (1999, page 1086).

link print Added on 14 March 2000 by the CCCBR Peal Compositions Committee.

5,376 (5,058) Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Brian D Price

23456  M  W  H  Methods    
43652  -        CSY.SYCY
56234  -  -     CSC.C.YCS
24635  -     s  CSY.YSYS.
32645     -     SYSY.YSC
46523  - (-)    SCY.C(.)CSC
24563     -     YCYS.YSC   
Three times repeated.

Contains 1,792 each Cambridge, Superlative and Yorkshire; with 144 changes of method and all the work of each method for every bell. Reduce to 5,058 by calling s for (-) in the last part to give rounds in 2 changes.

Published in The Ringing World (1999, page 1086).

link print Added on 14 March 2000 by the CCCBR Peal Compositions Committee.

5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

 23456   B  M  W  H  Methods 
 42356            -  MMMMMMM.
 34256            -  MAA.
 26543      s  2* -  M.S.AAM.M.
 54263         -  -  SSA.SSS.
(36524)  -  s  s     A.MA.S.
 45623      -     -    AMS.ASS.
5 part. 2*=bs.

Contains 2080 Lindum (M), 1600 Superlative, 1440 Ashtead with 89 changes of method, all the work.

link print Added on 3 February 2009 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

 23456   M  B  W  H  Methods     
 52436         -     ASS.SA
 64235   -        -  U.AA.
(36245)        -     SAS.
 52643   -        -    AAA.US.
 64523         -  -  UAUU.U.
 56423            -  AUA.
 45623   -  -  -  -  U.UAS.SUA.U.
5 part.

Contains 2080 Ashtead; 1760 Uxbridge; 1280 Superlative, 114 changes of method, 67 combination rollups, all the work.

link print Added on 12 November 2008 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Brian D Price

23456  B  M  W  B  H  Methods   
43652     -           R.RS
63542     -  -  -     R.Y.YSR.SY
45236     -  -        YYS.S.SYY
64235  -  -  -        YS.RSY.Y.R
23645        -     -  SR.R.
62345              -  YSRSY.    
Four times repeated.

Contains 1,920 Yorkshire; 1,760 Superlative; and 1,440 Rutland; with 116 changes of method and all the work of each method for every bell.

Published in The Ringing World (1999, page 1086).

Rung on handbells at Imperial College on 6 June 1999.

link print Added on 14 March 2000 by the CCCBR Peal Compositions Committee.

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.

Rung at Rowley Regis on 24 November 2018, conducted by Stuart C W Hutchieson.

link print Added on 24 May 2018 by Don Morrison.

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.

link print Added on 24 May 2018 by Don Morrison.

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.

link print Added on 24 May 2018 by Don Morrison.

5,600 (5,056) Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

23456    M  W  H  Methods   
43652    -        CSP/SSSS
56234    -  -     PCP/C/PCC
23564       -  -  CSSP/CSP/
52364          -  SPCSCPS/
35264          -  CPPSCPC/  
5 part.

Contains 1920 Cambridge, Superlative, 1760 Pudsey, with 61 combination rollups, 135 changes of method, all the work. For 5056 call Before for MMWW in one part, and omit associated leads.

link print Added on 31 July 2013 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

5,280 (5,024) Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

23456    M  W  H  Methods    
42356          -  CCCLC.
35246       s  -  [UULLU]U.L.
25643    -        L.UUULLU
34652    -  -  -  L.C.CCC.
36452          s  CUU.
45362       -  -  CU.L.
34562          -  UCL.       
5 part.

Contains 1920 Uxbridge, 1760 Cambridge, 1600 London, with 94 changes of method, all the work. For 5024 call one lead as C for [UULLU] in 2 consecutive parts.

link print Added on 25 November 2013 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

 23456    M  W  H  Methods   
 45236       -  -  CCCC.CCC.
 23546       s  -  CU.L.
 65342    -     -  U.UULLUL.
(42356)   s  -     L.LLUUL.
 36254    -     s    CUCC.CU.
 56234       s     CL.L      
5 part.

Contains 2080 Cambridge, 1600 London, 1440 Uxbridge, with 74 changes of method, all the work.

link print Added on 25 November 2013 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

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.

link print Added on 19 April 2015 by Don Morrison.

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.

link print Added on 19 April 2015 by Don Morrison.

5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Brian D Price

23456  M  W  H  Methods  
45236     -  -  LLLLLL.L.
62534  -     -  L.LLLLLL.
53624     -  -  LG.L.
65324        -  LLG.
36524        -  GL.
52364     -  -  LG.L.
62345  s  s     GGGGG.G.L
Four times repeated.

Contains 3,520 London; and 1,600 Glasgow; with 40 changes of method and all the work of each method for every bell.

Published in The Ringing World (1999, page 1086).

link print Added on 14 March 2000 by the CCCBR Peal Compositions Committee.

5,600 (5,024) Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Brian D Price

23456   M   W   H  Methods     
43652   -          L.LS
62354   -  [ss] s  L.S[.CLL.]L.
36254           -  SCLCC.
32654           s  CCLCS.
53624  [ss] -      L[.LLC.]S.L
62534       -   -  SL.L.
56234           -  SSSCSSS.    
Four times repeated.

Contains 2,240 London; 1,920 Superlative; and 1,440 Cambridge; with 111 changes of method and all the work of each method for every bell. Reduce to 5,024 by omitting both [ss] and the associated [methods] in the last three parts.

Published in The Ringing World (1999, page 1086).

link print Added on 14 March 2000 by the CCCBR Peal Compositions Committee.

5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

23456   M  B  W  H  Methods            
42356         2* 2* BBBBBBB.CUCCC.BB.B.
54326         -     CU.U
54263      -     -  UUU.BBU.
26435   s     s  -  U.C.U.
42635            -  CCUCC.             
5 part. 2*=bs.

Contains 1920 Bristol, 1600 Cambridge, Uxbridge with 69 changes of method. Contains 76 combination rollups.

link print Added on 11 April 2009 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

23456   M  B  W  H  Methods       
35426   -  -     3  E.BBB.BBE.B.B.
26543   -     s  s  E.C.CCC.
53642   -        s  CCC.EEEEEE.
56342         3* 2  BC.CEE.B.BB.B.
5 part. 3*=sbb.

Contains 1920 Bristol, 1760 Lessness(E), 1440 Cambridge, with 75 combination rollups, 54 changes of method, all the work.

link print Added on 16 March 2015 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

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.

Rung at Lundy Island on 2 September 2007, conducted by George H Campling.

link print Added on 10 May 2007 by Don Morrison.

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.

link print Added on 8 November 2018 by Don Morrison.

5,280 (5,024) Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

23456   M  B  W  H  Methods        
24356            s  NNNNNNN.
43526   -  -     3* U.BBB.BBBB.B.B.
23546         s     BN.U
45632   -     -     U.UUUUU.U
62534   -        s  U.UN.
35264         s  s  BN.U.          
5 part. 3*=bsb.

Contains 1920 Uxbridge, 1760 Bristol, 1600 Lincolnshire(N) with 44 changes of method, all the work. Contains 89 combination rollups. For 5024, call 4th course UNU in last 2 parts, containing 1760 Bristol, 1664 Lincolnshire and 1600 Uxbridge, with 48 changes of method.

link print Added on 11 April 2009 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

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.

Rung at Northampton, Massachusetts on 10 December 2016, conducted by Edward J Futcher.

Rung in hand at Marblehead, Massachusetts (25 Kenneth Road) on 11 December 2016, conducted by Edward J Futcher.

link print Added on 25 November 2016 by Don Morrison.

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.

link print Added on 25 November 2016 by Don Morrison.

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.

link print Added on 25 November 2016 by Don Morrison.

5,280 (5,088) Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

23456   W  B  H  Methods           
42356         -  CCRCC.
42563      -  -  BBBB.RCCRC.
25643   2    [s  CR.B.R.
26543         s] RCR.
42635   -  -  4  RC.CCR.BBBB.B.B.B.
5 part. s=sbbs.

Contains 1920 Bristol, Cambridge, 1440 Rutland, with 82 combination rollups, 79 changes of method, all the work. For 5088, omit bracketed calls and associated leads in any 2 parts, the last 2 being suggested.

link print Added on 25 May 2011 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

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.

link print Added on 26 September 2013 by Don Morrison.

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.

link print Added on 27 September 2013 by Don Morrison.

5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

23456    M  B  W  H  Methods        
35642    -     2     YSS.Y.B.YYY
25463    2  -     -  YYS.B.BBB.BBBB.
56234       -        YS.SS
42635    -     3  -  SSY.S.B.B.SYS. 
5 part.

Contains 1760 Bristol, Superlative, 1600 Yorkshire, with 74 changes of method, all the work.

link print Added on 25 November 2013 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

23456   M  W  H  Methods       
63452   s        SYS.SYYS
45326   s  s  -  SSS.Y.SSY.
25346      s  ss BBBBBBB.SYY.B.
56342   s     3* YYY.BS.B.B.   
5 part. 3*=bbs.

Contains 1760 Bristol, Superlative, 1600 Yorkshire, with 72 combination rollups, 79 changes of method, all the work.

link print Added on 18 May 2016 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

23456   M  W  H  Methods     
46532   s  -  -s SSY.Y.SYS.B.
52634   s     -  BB.BBBBBBB.
32645   s  s     SSS.S.YSS
42635      s  ss YYYY.SYY.B. 
5 part.

Contains 1760 Bristol, Superlative, 1600 Yorkshire, with 64 changes of method, all the work.
Contains 1760 Bristol, Superlative; 1600 Yorkshire. 64 changes of method, all the work. 71 combination rollups. Backrounds, Queens.

link print Added on 18 May 2016 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

23456   W  B  M  H  Methods      
52364   2  -        SSSS.B.OOB.BO
24365         -  2  O.SSSS.OBOBO.
63425   2        2  BBOOB.OS.O.B.
42635   -        -  SO.O.        
5 part.

Contains 2080 Cornwall(O), 1600 Superlative, 1440 Bristol, with 85 combination rollups, 99 changes of method, all the work.

link print Added on 16 March 2015 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

23456   M  B  W  H  Methods    
42356            -  OS.
62453      -  -     OO.BO.SSS
34256   -        -  O.OOBO.
53462      -     2  OBB.SS.B.
46532         -  -  BS.BB.
56342   -  -     -  SSS.BBB.OO.
5 part.

Contains 1760 Bristol, Cornwall(O), 1600 Superlative, with 90 combination rollups, 80 changes of method, all the work.

link print Added on 16 March 2015 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

5,280 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

23456   M  B  W  H  Methods       
65432   -     -  -  SSS.BOBBB.SSS.
65324      -     -  OBB.OO.
52436   -     2     BB.OOO.OS.B
52364      -     -  SS.SS.
35264            -  OBBOO.        
5 part.

Contains 1760 Bristol, Cornwall(O), 1750 Superlative, with 79 combination rollups, 79 changes of method, all the work.

link print Added on 16 March 2015 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

23456   M  W  H  Methods  
42356         -  SSSSSSS.
43256         s  OOBBO.
23654   s     2* O.OOBO.B.
36254         2  OS.B.
24653   s     -  O.BBBOBB.
64523      2  -  SO.B.O.  
5 part. 2*=bs.

Contains 1920 Cornwall (O), 1760 Bristol, 1440 Superlative, with 92 combination rollups, 89 changes of method, all the work.

link print Added on 18 May 2016 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

23456   M  B  W  H  Methods        
64352   -        -  BB.SSSS.
32456   s        -  SSS.OOBO.
35624      -  s  2* OBB.BO.O.B.
24356      -  3* 2+ OO.OOS.B.B.O.B.
56342   s     -     O.S.B          
3*=bsb, 2*=bs, 2+=sb.
5 part.

Contains 1920 Cornwall (O), 1760 Bristol, 1440 Superlative, with 100 combination rollups, 75 changes of method, all the work.

link print Added on 18 May 2016 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

23456   M  B  W  H  Methods         
45236         -  -  BC.SCC.
53462      -        SC.SS
24365   -        -  SCC.SCSS.
42563   2        2  SSS.B.BBBBBBB.B.
42635      -     -  CS.CC.          
5 part.

Contains 1920 Superlative, 1600 Bristol, Cambridge, with 65 combination rollups, 74 changes of method, all the work.

link print Added on 16 March 2015 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

5,280 (5,024) Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

23456   M  B  W  H  Methods         
56234   2     -  3  SSC.B.C.SSS.B.B.
23564         -  -  CCSS.SCC.
32465   2        2  BB.B.BC.B.
35264      -  -  -  BBBB.BBB.CCS.   
5 part.

Contains 2400 Bristol, 1440 Cambridge, Superlative, with 74 combination rollups, 65 changes of method, all the work.
For 5024, call 3H and associated leads of Bristol in one part only.

link print Added on 16 March 2015 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

23456   M  W  H  Methods         
42356      ss -  SSSS.B.SCS.
35246      s  -  BS.CSS.
64253   -  -  -  CCC.C.CCC.
56342   2  -  s  SCC.B.BBBBBB.BB.
5 part.

Contains 1760 Bristol, Cambridge, 1600 Superlative, with 76 combination rollups, 64 changes of method, all the work.

link print Added on 18 May 2016 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

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.

Rung at Whithyham on 20 October 2014, conducted by Stanley Jenner.

link print Added on 10 March 2009 by Don Morrison.

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.

link print Added on 10 March 2009 by Don Morrison.

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.

link print Added on 10 March 2009 by Don Morrison.

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.

link print Added on 10 March 2009 by Don Morrison.

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.

Rung at Holybourne on 30 January 2010, conducted by Oliver D Cross.

link print Added on 10 March 2009 by Don Morrison.

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.

Rung at Kirkby in Ashfield on 28 March 2010, conducted by Colin M Lee.

link print Added on 10 March 2009 by Don Morrison.

5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Brian D Price

23456  M  B  W  H  Methods  
54236        -  s  CCCS.SCS.
43562     -        SS.BBB
34625     -     s  BBBB.SS.
56423  -        -  SCS.SCCC.
45623           -  CCSCSCC. 
Four times repeated.

Contains 2,080 Cambridge; 1,920 Superlative; and 1,120 Bristol; with 60 changes of method and all the work of each method for every bell.

Published in The Ringing World (1999, page 1086).

Rung on handbells at Imperial College on 28 April 1999.

link print Added on 14 March 2000 by the CCCBR Peal Compositions Committee.

5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

23456   M  B  W  H  Methods        
52436         -     BS.U
46235   -        s  SSS.US.
42635            s  SSSUS.
34625   -  -  2     U.BBB.BBB.B.SSS
45623   -        2  U.UUUUUU.B.    
5 part.

Contains 1920 Superlative, 1760 Uxbridge, 1440 Bristol with 60 changes of method, all the work. Contains 71 combination rollups.

link print Added on 11 April 2009 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

23456   M  W  H  Methods      
45326      s  -  SU.BB.
34526         -  UUUUUUU.
23546      -     BBBBBBB.B
54632   s  -  -  BB.S.U.
42635   s     3* SSS.SSSS.B.B.
5 part. 3*=bbs.

Contains 2240 Bristol, 1440 Superlative, Uxbridge, with 85 combination rollups, 44 changes of method, all the work.

link print Added on 25 May 2011 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

5,280 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

23456   M  W  H  Methods      
64532   s  -  2  U.S.SSS.B.
25436   -     -  SSS.US.
46352   -  -  2  BB.S.BB.B.
35624   s  s  -  U.UUUUU.SSS.
64523   s     -  U.BBBBBU.    
5 part.

Contains 1920 Superlative, 1760 Bristol, 1600 Uxbridge, with 71 combination rollups, 65 changes of method, all the work.

link print Added on 25 May 2011 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

 23456   M  B  W  H  Methods     
 23564      -     -  GGS.GGS.
(36452)  -     2     SGGS.S.B.
 46352   2*            SGG.B.G
 43652            s  GGSGS.
 56342         s  s  BBBBBBB.SSG.
5 part. 2*=sb.

Contains 2080 Glasgow, 1600 Superlative, 1440 Bristol, with 80 changes of method, all the work.

link print Added on 25 May 2011 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

5,280 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

23456   M  W  H  Methods    
45326      3* -  SSSS.B.B.R.
63524   -     -  R.BBBBBR.
65324   3     s  R.RRS.B.SSSS.
32564      s  -  BS.R.
64523   -  -  s  R.RRRRR.R. 
5 part. 3*=bsb.

Contains 2240 Rutland, 1600 Superlative, 1440 Bristol, with 73 combination rollups, 54 changes of method, all the work.

link print Added on 25 May 2011 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Brian D Price

23456  M  B  W  H  Methods            
24356           s  RRRRRRR.
42653  s  -  2* ss R.SSSR.BBB.B.SSS.B.
64523  2  -  s  s  SSS.B.BBB.RSSS.R.  
Four times repeated. 2* = s-, 2 = -s.

Contains 1,920 Superlative; 1,760 Rutland; and 1,440 Bristol; with 55 changes of method and all the work of each method for every bell.

Published in The Ringing World (1999, page 1086).

link print Added on 14 March 2000 by the CCCBR Peal Compositions Committee.

5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

 23456   M  B  W  H  Methods         
 53264      -     4  PP.PP.B.B.B.
 63254         s     BP.U
(35624)  2* -        U.B.BBB.
(52346)  2     2       UPP.B.UUUUU.B.
 64523      -  s       PPU.BBB.B     
5 part. 4=bsbb, 2*=bs.

Contains 2240 Bristol, 1440 Pudsey, Uxbridge with 64 changes of method, all the work. Contains 70 combination rollups.

link print Added on 11 April 2009 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)

Robert D S Brown

 23456   M  W  B  H  Methods      
 65432   -  -     -  L.C.L.
 45236   -           CCC.G
 54362         -  s  GGG.CC.
 63425   s  s     s  L.LLLLL.CCC.
(32564)  s     -     L.CGC.
 56234   -  -  -  s    GG.C.GG.CG.
5 part.

Contains 2080 Cambridge, 1600 Glasgow, 1440 London, with 47 combination rollups, 84 changes of method, all the work.

link print Added on 10 December 2011 by the CCCBR Compositions Committee.

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.

link print Added on 26 June 2015 by Don Morrison.

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.

link print Added on 26 June 2015 by Don Morrison.

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.

link print Added on 26 June 2015 by Don Morrison.

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.

link print Added on 19 April 2015 by Don Morrison.

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.

Rung at Buckfastleigh (Holy Trinity) on 4 April 2007, conducted by Michael E C Mears.

link print Added on 26 December 2005 by Don Morrison.