Quarter Peal Compositions of Cambridge Surprise Major

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1,250 Cambridge Surprise Major

 23456   M  W  H
 34256         2
 45236      2
 62534   -     -
(32456)  -  s   
round two blows after Wrong

Also true to Lincolnshire Surprise, Yorkshire Surprise and Dereham Surprise.

1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major

23456   B  M  W  H
64523   3
35426      -     -
23456         -  3

Also true to Pudsey Surprise, Superlative Surprise, and Yorkshire

1,344 Cambridge Surprise Major

23456   H
42365   s
six part
s = 1456

Also true to Lincolnshire Surprise, London Surprise, Pudsey Surprise, Superlative Surprise, Yorkshire Surprise, Ytterbium Surprise and Cooktown Orchid Delight.
True to all BDEFGHIKLMNOPRSTbcdefXYZ.

1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major

23456   B  M  W  H
52436         -
23645   2        -
42635         -
23456   -        3

Also true to Pudsey Surprise, Superlative Surprise, and Yorkshire

1,376 Cambridge Surprise Major

23456   V  B  F  T  H
35264      -
42635   s     s
45362      x     x
23645   s     s
25463      x     x
34625   s     s
23456      x        z
x=1256. z=1456.

Contains 26 combination rollups, 19 65s at the back, and 12 combination rollups at the front.
Alternatively start with 56 lying still and replace the last call with a standard bob.

2,016 Cambridge Surprise Major

23456   M  W  H
46352   -     s
23564   s  -  2
3 part.

Contains 42 combination rollups, 12 56s, 2 65s at the back, and 12 combination rollups, 4 56s at the front, with Tittums. Also true to Superlative Surprise Major, Havant Surprise Major.

1,376 Cambridge Surprise Major

Richard I Allton
234567   V  B  I  M  W  F  H
352764         -
453627   -  -
237465                  -
246537         -  -
45236       -
23456                -     -

Contains 10 56s, 6 7568s at the back, with Queens.

1,376 Cambridge Surprise Major

Richard I Allton (arr)
234567   V  B  I  F  H
35264       -
237546   -           -
427365         -  -
234567         -  3   

Contains 14 combination rollups, 6 56s, 6 7568s, 4 8765s.

1,376 Cambridge Surprise Major

Richard I Allton
234567   V  I  B  M  W  F  H
32564          -           s
537246   -                 -
357624      -     s  -  -
563427      -
64523          -
23456             -  s     s

Contains Queens.

1,344 Cambridge Surprise Major

Richard I Allton
234567   V  B  W  F  H
32564       -        s
537246   -           -
476523            -
354267   s  -
23456          -     3

Contains 16 56s, 10 2468s, with Queens.

1,312 Cambridge Surprise Major

Richard I Allton
234567   B  M  F  T  I  H
45236    -        ss -
34256    -        ss -  2
725364   s     s
234567      s     s     -

Contains 21 combination rollups, 16 56s, 1 65s, 4 8765s at the back, and 8 combination rollups, 2 65s at the front.

1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major

Richard I Allton
234567   V  B  W  F  I  H
352764               -
462357   2        s     -
35264    -     s  -     -
56342       -
23456    -        -      

Contains 17 combination rollups, 12 56s, 14 four bell runs at the back, and 4 four bell runs at the front, with Queens, Tittums. Also true to Yorkshire Surprise Major, Lincolnshire Surprise Major, Stoke Surprise Major, Quedgeley Surprise Major.

1,312 Cambridge Surprise Major

Richard I Allton
23456   V  B  F  T  I  H
45236      -     ss -
34256      -     ss -  2
62534   -     -
23456      2           -

Contains 21 combination rollups, 14 56s, 2 65s at the back, and 8 combination rollups, 2 65s at the front.

1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major

Richard I Allton
23456   V  M  W  F  H
65432      -  -     -
25346      -  2     -
42356         -
56342   -        -  -
23456   -        -   

Contains 22 combination rollups, 14 56s.

1,282 Cambridge Surprise Major

Richard I Allton
23456   B  W  H
54236      -  s
32546      -  s
32465   -     -
64325      -  s
23645      -  s
32456   -     s

Contains 8 56s, 5 65s at the back, and 2 56s, 2 65s at the front.

1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major

Richard I Allton
23456   B  W  H
54236      -  s
32546      -  s
45326      -  s
32456      -  -
32564   -     -
23645   -     s
23456   -     -

Contains 28 combination rollups, 9 56s, 2 65s at the back, and 20 combination rollups, 4 56s, 2 65s at the front.

1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major

Richard I Allton
 234567   V  W  I  H
 42356             -
(425763)     -  -
 745263      -
 234567   2     2  -

Contains 16 combination rollups, 14 56s, 14 8765s, 8 four bell runs at the back, and 6 combination rollups, 3 four bell runs at the front.

1,378 Cambridge Surprise Major

Richard I Allton
 234567   B  M  W  F  I  H
 23564    -              -
 36245    -
 357246      -     -
(523647)              -
 64523       2  -
 32456       -  s        -

Contains 28 combination rollups, 7 56s, 7 65s, 6 2468s, 10 four bell runs at the back, and 14 combination rollups, 4 56s, 6 four bell runs at the front, with Queens.

1,344 Cambridge Surprise Major

Richard I Allton
 234567   V  B  M  W  F  I  H
 43652          -
 34526       -              s
 357246         s  -  -
(653247)  -              -
 23456          -  -        3

Contains 21 combination rollups, 19 56s, 14 four bell runs at the back, and 8 combination rollups, 4 65s, 6 four bell runs at the front, with Queens.

1,250 Cambridge Surprise Major

Richard I Allton
23456   V  B  M  W  F  H
43652         -
34526      -           s
23564   s     s     s  -
23645      -           -
64235            -     -
32456         s  s     s

Contains 21 combination rollups, 9 56s, 1 65s, 9 four bell runs at the back, and 18 combination rollups, 4 56s, 4 65s, 4 four bell runs at the front, with Backrounds.

1,282 Cambridge Surprise Major

Richard I Allton
234567   V  B  M  W  F  T  H
64352          -           -
56342             -
64523       -
357246   s        -  s
452367   -  -           s  s
32456             -        s

Contains 13 combination rollups, 9 56s, 21 four bell runs at the back, and 6 combination rollups, 2 four bell runs at the front, with Queens.

1,344 Cambridge Surprise Major

Samuel M Austin
23456   V  B  W  F  H
34256   s  s  s  s
42356   s  s  s  s
24356   s  s  s  s  s
43256   s  s  s  s
32456   s  s  s  s
23564      -        s
32645      -        s
23456      -        s

Contains 12 56s, 10 8765s.

1,344 Cambridge Surprise Major

Roger Bailey
234567   V  B  3rds I  M  W  F  H
324576   -  -       -  -  s  -  s
735264   -  s          -  -  -  -
234576   -  -   s   -  -  -  -  s
725364   -  s          -  -  -  -
324567   -  -   s   -  -  s  -  s
234567   -  -       -  -  -  -  s

a call at every lead also true to Lincolnshire, Superlative, and Yorkshire

1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major

Roger Baldwin (arr)
234567   B  W  F  I  H
52436       -
23645    2           -
234756      -     -
372546   -
426357         -
23456    -            

Contains 6 7568s, 6 8765s. Also true to Yorkshire Surprise Major.

1,250 Cambridge Surprise Major

David W Beard
 23456   M  W
 52436   3  -
(32456)  3  s
round two blows after Wrong

Also true to Lincolnshire Surprise and Yorkshire

1,282 Cambridge Surprise Major

David W Beard
23456   B  M  W F/I H
45362      s  s     -
56423   -
32564      -  s  x
32645   -           -
32456   -           -
round 130 changes later, at the snap after Wrong

contains Queens and 4 5678s off the front

1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major

David W Beard
 23456   B  M  W F/I H
 23564   -           -
 36245   -
(52364)     -    x
 34265      -        s
 64523   2           s
 23456      -  s     s

contains Queens and 4 5678s off the front

1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major

Stephen J Bedford
23456   B  M  W  H
42356            -
35426         -  -
53264   -        s
42365      -     -
32564      -
23645   -        s
23456   -        -

Contains 32 combination rollups, 10 56s, 7 65s at the back, and 12 combination rollups, 4 56s at the front, with tittums.
Also true to Lincolnshire Surprise, Dereham Surprise.

1,344 Cambridge Surprise Major

Vernon Bedford and Stephen J Bedford (arr)
23456  V  B  I  M  W  F  H
52436  s  -  -  -  -  -  s
34526  s  -  -  -  -  -
23546  s  -  -  -  -  -  s
two part

1,282 Cambridge Surprise Major

Daniel Brady (No 417)
 234567   B  M  W  F  I  H
 56342       -  s        s
 64523    -
 357246         -  -
(452637)     s  -     -
 63524       -  s        s
 32456    2              -

Contains Queens, Tittums.

1,282 Cambridge Surprise Major

Daniel Brady (No 400)
234567   B  M  W  F  I  H
45632       s  -        -
54326    -              s
537246      s  -  -
325647               -
32645    -              -
32456    -              -

Contains 6 2468s at the back, with Queens. Also true to Lincolnshire Surprise Major.

2,015 Cambridge Surprise Major

Robert D S Brown
 234567     M   W   H
 42356              -
 34256      3       -
 53462      2   2   2
(325476)    s       x
x=3478 as the 30th change of the last lead.

1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major

Steve Coleman
23456   B   H
24356   5   s
two part

Also true to Lincolnshire Surprise, Pudsey Surprise, Superlative Surprise, and Yorkshire

1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major

Mark B Davies
23456   B  M  W  H
42356            -
35264      s  s  -
53642   -        s
34265   2        -
34256            x
23456            -
x = 1256

1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major

Mark B Davies
23456   B  W  H
42356         -
35426      -  -
25634   2     x
25346   -     -
23456      -  2
x = 123456

1,282 Cambridge Surprise Major

Mark B Davies
 23456   B  M  W  H
 42356            -
 53264      s  s  s
 23465      -
 36254   -
 26453      -
 62534   -        s
(32456)     -  s   
round two blows after the final single

1,250 Cambridge Surprise Major

Mark B Davies
 23456   M  W  H
 34256         2
 52643   -  -
 34265   -  s  -
 62435      s  s
(32456)  s  s   
round two blows later

1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major

Matthew Durham
23456  B   M   W   H
23564  -           -
23645  -           -
34256  -
65243      -   -   -
42356      -   -
65324      -   -   -
23456      -   -    

Also true to Lincolnshire Surprise, Pudsey Surprise, Superlative Surprise, and Yorkshire

1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major

Paul J Flavell
23456   V  B  W  F  H
35264      -
42356   -     s  s
25463      -
32456   -     s  s  s
2 part.

Contains 72 combinations of 5678 on the back including 8 56s, 4 65s, 8 8765s.

1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major

Paul J Flavell
23456   V  B  W  F  H
34625   s  s     -
42356      -
23645   s  s     -
32456      -        s
25364      -
43256   -     s  s
35462      -
23456   -     s  s  s

Contains 8 56s, 4 65s, 8 8765s.

1,344 Cambridge Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison
23456   B  H
23564   -  -
36245   -
34256   a  s
Repeat twice.
a = V,sM,F.

Contains 12 5678s off the front.

1,250 Cambridge Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison
 234567   V  B  M  W  H
 42356                -
 42563       -        -
 472356   -  -        -
 647523   -  -        s
 273456   -        - sF
 672534   -  -
 635742   -     -  -  F
(324567)  -     -  s   
Round at the treble's backstroke snap
two blow after the final single.

Contains 12 5678s off the front.

2,017 (2,015) Cambridge Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison
32546  M  W  H
25346        2
24653  2  -  -
62453     3  -
23456  -     2
Start at backstroke with a 1678 single.

Reduce to 2,015 by replacing any one lead by a lead of Semiquincentenary Alliance.
Also true to Yorkshire Surprise, which may be reduced to 2,015 by replacing any one lead by a lead of Yorkshire Alliance.

2,017 Cambridge Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison
32546  M  W  H
53246        -
45236  3  -  3
23456  3  -  -
Start at backstroke with a 1678 single.

Also true to Lincolnshire Surprise, Pudsey Surprise, Rutland Surprise, Superlative Surprise, Yorkshire Surprise, Cassiobury Surprise, Lessness Surprise and Uxbridge Surprise.
True to all BDEGHLNabcdefXYZ.

2,018 Cambridge Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison
 23456   M  W  H
 34625   a  -
 34256   2  2  -
 45236      2
 62534   -     -
(32456)  -  s   
Rounds at the treble’s backstroke
snap two blows after the single.
a = F,In.

Also true to Yorkshire Surprise.

2,019 Cambridge Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison
32546   B  M  W  H
43265   -        2
32564      s     2
32645   -        -
24356   -
65342      -  -  -
43256      -  -
34562   -        s
43625   -        s
32456   -         
Start at backstroke with a 1678 single.
Round at the backstroke snap six leads
after the final bob Before.

Contains 14 each 56s and 65s and 8 5678s off the front.

1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison
(32456)  B  M  W  H
 43625            x
 24635         -
 56324   3
 62354         2
(32456)     -      
Start and end at the treble's
backstroke snap.
x = 16.

For handbells: 3-4 course throughout.
Also true, with 3-4 coursing throughout, to Yorkshire Surprise.
True with the same property to all BCDEFGHIKNOTabcdefXYZ that start with place notation x4.

2,048 (2,024) Cambridge Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison
23456  B  M  W  H
65432     -  -  -
56324  -        s
23465     -  -  3
Repeat.

For 2,024 call any twelve leads as Semiquincentenary Alliance instead of Cambridge.

1,376 Cambridge Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison
23456  B  M  W  T  H
54326        s     s
23465     s  s     s
54362     s        s
46532  -           z
45236           z  s
32645        s  z  s
23456  -           s
z = 1256.

Especially suitable for handbells: the 3-4 are always in their plain course relationship, with the tenors always coursing.
True to all CESbdeXYZ.

1,376 Cambridge Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison
23456  B   M   T   H
35246  -           z
35264          zz  z
45632  z   s       z
42635          z
23456  -           zz
z = 1256.

Especially suitable for handbells: the 3-4 are always in their plain course relationship, with the tenors always coursing.
True to all BCEISTbdeXYZ.

1,344 Cambridge Surprise Major

Mark Norris
234567   V  B  M  W  H
42356                -
63254          -     -
523764      s  s  s  s
234567   -        2  2

Contains 32 combination rollups, 18 56s at the back, and 6 combination rollups, 2 65s at the front.

2,018 Cambridge Surprise Major

Richard B Pullin
 23456   V  B  M  W  F  H
 42356                  -
 42563      -           -
 35264         -        -
 42635   -           -  3
 62534         -  3
(32456)        -  s      

Contains 24 combination rollups, 7 56s, 2 65s, 12 four bell runs at the back, and 12 combination rollups, 6 56s, 4 four bell runs at the front, with Tittums.

1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major

Simon Read
23456   B  M  W  H
56423   3        -
62453         2
23456      -     2

Contains 10 56s.
Also true to Yorkshire Surprise, Lincolnshire Surprise, Pudsey Surprise and Superlative Surprise.

1,250 Cambridge Surprise Major

Philip A B Saddleton
 23456   M  W  H
 34256         2
 52643   s  -  s
 34265   -  s  -
 62435      s  s
(32456)  s  s   
round two blows after the last single Wrong

1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major

SMC32 (gen)
23456   B  M  W  H
42356            -
54326         -
42563   -
23564      -     2
23645   -        -
23456   -        -

Contains 10 56s, 34 four bell runs at the back, and 6 56s, 18 four bell runs at the front, with tittums.

1,282 Cambridge Surprise Major

James Smith
 23456   B  M  H
 52364   -     2
 23465      s  2
 62354   -     2
(32456)     -   
round two blows after Wrong

1,290 Cambridge Surprise Major

Matthew Sorell
 1234567   V  B  M  W  H
  45236             -  -
  32654          -  -  3
  25346       -
  376524   -     -
(5346127)  s            
round 10 blows after single V
s = 34

1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major

Glenn A A Taylor
23456   V   B   In  M   W   H
52364       -               2
357246  -                   -
236457          -   s   s   2
23456       -               -

Also true to Lincolnshire Surprise and Yorkshire

1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major

Glenn A A Taylor
23456   V   B   M   W   In  H
42356                       -
325746          -   -   -
623457  -   -
34625               -       -
23456       -               2

2,016 Cambridge Surprise Major

Andrew N Tyler (arr)
23456   M  W  H
63254   2  3
23456   -  3  3

Contains 35 combination rollups, 18 56s, 1 65s at the back, and 12 combination rollups, 4 65s at the front. Also true to London Surprise Major, Yorkshire Surprise Major, Rutland Surprise Major, Pudsey Surprise Major, Lincolnshire Surprise Major, Superlative Surprise Major.

See also:
1,376 Dereham Surprise Major by Richard I Allton
1,376 Dereham Surprise Major by Richard I Allton
1,344 London Surprise Major by Graham A C John
1,344 Pudsey Surprise Major by Andrew J Rawlinson
1,344 Yorkshire Surprise Major by Donald F Morrison