A Collection of Compositions in the popular Major Methods

23456	M	W	B	H	Methods
42356				–	B.
54326		–			DDDDDDD.B
63425	–			–	BB.DDB.
42563			3	2	DB.DDDDDDD.DBD.DB.B.
64235		–	–	–	DBD.BBBBB.DB.
36245	3	–			DDD.DDDDD.DDDDD.DD.B
63542	2			2	BB.B.DDB.B.
23645	2				BB.DDDDD.BBBBBB

3 part.

Contains 2880 Bristol Surprise; 2160 Double Norwich Court Bob; 66 com; atw.

5120 2-Spliced Major

Composed by Anthony J Cox

2345678	I	B	M	V	W	F	H	Methods
35426					2			BBBBBBB.B.B
23564		–					2	DB.DB.B.
36524					2			BBDBB.B.B
23645		–					2	DB.DDDDDD.B.
34625					2			BBBBBBB.B.B
3726458		2	2	s				DB.DDDDDDD.BDB.B.BBBBB.DDD
5634278			2	s	2			DDD.DDDDD.BBBBB.BB.B.B
3572468			2			–	3	BB.B.BD.DD.B.B.
5426378	–	–			–		–	D.B.D.DDD.
(34562)			2					BB.B.
32465		–			–		–	BBB.D.BB.
26435					2			BBBBBBB.B.B
32654		–					2	DB.DDDDDD.B.
25634					2			BBDBB.B.B
32546		–					2	DB.DB.B.
24536					2			BBBBBBB.B.B
2735468		2	2	s				DB.DDDDDDD.BDB.B.BBBBB.DDD
6524378			2	s	2			DDD.DDDDD.BBBBB.BB.B.B
64352			2		–		–	BB.B.BBBD.DDD.
(24653)			2					BB.B.
2345678		–			–		–	BBB.D.BB.

Contains 3936 Bristol Surprise; 1184 Double Norwich Court Bob; 48 com; atw.

5088 2-Spliced Surprise Major

Composed by John M Goldthorpe

2345678	W	F	I	V	B	M	H	Methods
(4375268)					s	–		GGG.G.
25463			–			s		FF.G.G
(7523468)				–	–			G.G.
25436	–	s					2	FFF.G.G.F.
(65234)						2		FF.F.
2743568	–	–					2	G.G.G.F.
(47532)						–		FF.
(34275)		–	–			s		FFFF.F.G.
(24573)	2	–	–					G.F.G.F.
35472	2	–	–				–	FFFF.F.G.F.GG.
6435278				–			2	G.GGGG.F.
3425678						–		FF.G

3 part.

Contains 2688 Belfast (F); 2400 Glasgow; 48 com; atw.

5040 2-Spliced Bob Major

Composed by Roderick R Horton

23456	W	M	H	Methods
26435	–	–	2	[P.PPPPP.P.PPPPPPP.
32465	–		3	P.PPPPPP.PPPPPPP.PPPPPPP.
34625	–		2	P.PPPPPP.PPPPPPP.
32645	–		––s	P.PPPPPP.PPPPPPP.PPPPPPP.]¹

6 part.

¹ Replace bracketed methods with LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL in parts 2, 4 and 6.

Contains 3360 Plain; 1680 Little; 5 com; atw.

5000 2-Spliced Bob Major

Composed by Edward W Martin

23456	W	V	F	H	Methods
53426	s			3	P.LP.PLP.PLP.	A
54236	–			2	P.LP.PLP.
35246	–			3	P.LP.PLP.PLP.
43256	–			3	P.LP.PLP.PLP.
36254	–	–	–	–	P.P.P.PP.
26354			A
35264	–			–	P.LP.

5 part.

Contains 4080 Plain; 920 Little; 230 com.

5280 2-Spliced Treble Bob Major

Composed by Henry W Wilde

23456	Methods
23564	K1O2O1K2K1O2O1K2K1O2O1O2O1K2K1O2O1K2K1K2K1K2K1K2K1O2O1K2K1K2K1K2K1K2K1O2O1K2K1K2K1O2O1K2K1O2O1K2K1K2K1O2O1K2K1O2O1K2K1K2K1K2K1K2K1O2O1K2K1K2K1O2O1K2K1O2O1K2K1K2K1K2K1K2K1O2O1K2K1K2K1K2K1K2K1O2O1K2K1K2K1O2O1K2K1O2O1K2K1K2

3 part.

Contains 3552 Kent (K1, K2); 1728 Oxford (O1, O2); 102 com.

K1 = First half lead of Kent

K2 = Second half lead of Kent

O1 = First half lead of Oxford

O2 = Second half lead of Oxford

5088 2-Spliced Treble Bob Major

Composed by Marcus C W Sherwood

23456	M	W	H	Methods
36452	–		–	K1K2K1K2.K1O2O1K2K1O2O1K2K1K2.
54632		–		K1K2K1O2O1K2K1O2O1K2.K1K2
32465	–	–		K1K2K1K2.K1O2O1K2K1O2O1K2.K1K2
35264	2			K1K2K1K2.K1K2.K1O2O1K2K1O2O1K2
62534		–		K1K2K1O2O1K2K1O2O1K2.K1K2
25634			–	K1K2K1O2O1K2K1O2O1K2K1K2.
52436	2		–	K1K2K1K2.K1K2.K1O2O1K2K1O2O1K2K1K2.
34256		–		K1K2K1O2O1K2K1O2O1K2.K1K2

3 part.

Contains 3552 Kent (K1, K2); 1536 Oxford (O1, O2); 96 com.

K1 = First half lead of Kent

K2 = Second half lead of Kent

O1 = First half lead of Oxford

O2 = Second half lead of Oxford

5184 2-Spliced Treble Bob Major

Composed by Edwin Timbrell

23456	M	W	H	Methods
35426	2		–	KK.K.KK1O2O1K2KK.
45236	2		2	KK.K.KK1O2O1K2KK.K.
25346	2		2	KK.K.KK1O2O1K2KK.K.
52364	2	–		KK.K.KK1O2O1K2KKKK1O2O1K2K.K
36245		–		KKK1O2O1K2K.K
23645	2	2		KK.K.KK1O2O1K2K.K.K

3 part.

Contains 4512 Kent (K, K1, K2); 672 Oxford (O1, O2); 42 com.

K1 = First half lead of Kent

K2 = Second half lead of Kent

O1 = First half lead of Oxford

O2 = Second half lead of Oxford

5280 2-Spliced Treble Bob Major

Composed by Ernest Morris

23456	F	V	Methods
53246		a	KK.K.KK1O2.O1K2K1O2.O1K2K.KK.K.
46325	–	–	KKK1O2.O1K2K1O2.O1K2K
25634	–	–	KKK1O2.O1K2K1O2.O1K2K
34562	–	–	KKK1O2.O1K2K1O2.O1K2K

5 part.

a = M.M.F.V.W.H.H

Contains 4000 Kent (K, K1, K2); 1280 Oxford (O1, O2); 80 com.

K1 = First half lead of Kent

K2 = Second half lead of Kent

O1 = First half lead of Oxford

O2 = Second half lead of Oxford

5152 2-Spliced Major

Composed by Roger Baldwin

23456	I	O	V	Methods
62354		[–]¹–	s	DDDDDD.DDDDDDD.B.BB
42365	s	3	s	BBB.B.DDDDDDD.DDDDDDD.B.BB
52346	s	[3]²	s	BBB.B[DDDDDDDDDDDDDD]²B.BB
23546		–		BBBB.D

4 part; Far calls.

¹ Replace bracketed calls with sO in parts 2 and 4.

² Omit in part 1.

Contains 2688 Bristol Surprise; 2464 Double Norwich Court Bob; 22 com; atw.

5024 2-Spliced Treble Bob Major

Composed by Marcus C W Sherwood

23456	M	W	H	Methods
52364	–			KK.KK1O2O1K2K	A
36245		–		KKK1O2O1K2K.K
45623				KKK1O2O1K2K
23564				KKK1O2O1K2K
23645		A
42356	–			KK.KK1O2O1K2K
35264		–		KKK1O2O1K2K.K
64523				KKK1O2O1K2K
24653	2	–	2	KK.K.KK1O2O1K2K.KK.K.
34562			2	KKK1O2O1K2KK.K.
32465	–	2		KK.KK1O2O1K2K.K.K
32546		2A
43265	–			KK.KK1O2O1K2K
26354		–		KKK1O2O1K2K.K
64352		2	–	KKK1O2O1K2K.K.KK.
23456		2		KKK1O2O1K2K.K.K

Contains 4192 Kent (K, K1, K2); 832 Oxford (O1, O2); 52 com.

K1 = First half lead of Kent

K2 = Second half lead of Kent

O1 = First half lead of Oxford

O2 = Second half lead of Oxford

5088 2-Spliced Treble Bob Major

Composed by Charles Severn

23456	M	W	H	Methods
54326	2	2	2	O1K2K.K.KK1O2O1K2K1O2.O.OO.O.
24365		–		O1K2KK1O2O1K2K1O2.O
42563	2		–	OO.O.O1K2K1O2O1K2K1O2O.
62534	2	2	2	OO1K2.K.KK1O2O1K2K1O2.O.OO.O.
53246		2	–	O1K2KK1O2O1K2K.K.K1O2O.
23645	2		2	OO1K2.K.KK1O2O1K2K1O2O.O.

3 part.

Contains 2880 Oxford (O, O1, O2); 2208 Kent (K, K1, K2); 72 com.

K1 = First half lead of Kent

K2 = Second half lead of Kent

O1 = First half lead of Oxford

O2 = Second half lead of Oxford