St Martin's Guild Compositions (2024)




24 entries

5184 4-Spliced Surprise Major
Composed by Peter R King
23456 W B H Methods
23564 – – NY.CY.
62534 – 3 EC.E.ENE.EEC.
62345 – – NY.NY.
32465 2 – CYNC.YCNYE.E.
32654 – – NY.CY.
53624 – 3 EC.E.ENE.EEC.
53246 – – NY.NY.
34256 2 CYNC.YCNYE.E
3 part.
Contains 1536 Lessness (E); 1344 Yorkshire; 1152 Cambridge, Lincolnshire (N); 137 com.
Rung on towerbells by the St Martin's Guild at Christ Church, Coseley, West Midlands on Sunday 14 January 2024, conducted by Simon J L Linford
Date rung: 14 Jan 2024
5039 Stedman Cinques
Composed by Mark R Eccleston
(31527496E80) 1 2 5 7 9 10 13 14 16 18 19  
432156789E0 a  
31425678E90 s s –  
13579E24680 b  
134265978E0 s – – (20)
314265E7089 – s s  
123465 – s –   A
142365 –  
435261 – –  
325164 – s  
235164 s s s  
324165 c  
314265E7908 – s  
324165 A  
3142658709E – – s  
324165 A  
3142658790E s s  
(31426587E90) –  
32416587E90 A  
314265879E0 – –  
324165 A  
(3241658709E) –  
Start with rounds as the last row of a slow six.

a = s2.4.6.9.11 (12)
b = 3.5.6.8.12.14-16 (16)
c = 5.6.s14.s16
Rung on towerbells by the St Martin's Guild at Cathedral Church of St Philip, Birmingham, West Midlands on Monday 22 January 2024, conducted by Mark R Eccleston
Date rung: 22 Jan 2024
5040 London No. 3 Surprise Royal Op. 6
Composed by David G Hull
23456 M W H
64352 – –
45362 2 3
32564 – s
54263 s –
62345 – –
43526 – – 3
25634 – –
23456 2 – –
Rung on handbells by the St Martin's Guild at St Paul (The Schoolroom), Birmingham, West Midlands on Friday 26 January 2024, conducted by Oliver C Bates
Date rung: 26 Jan 2024
5184 3-Spliced Surprise Maximus
Composed by Simon J Gay
23456 W M H Methods
56234 – 2 – BBBBBBBBBBB.BZ.ZBZZZP.PPPPPPPPPPP.
23564 – – PZZZP.P.
24365 2 – P.PBBBPZ.ZZZZZZZZZZZ.
2 part.
Contains 1920 Zanussi; 1728 Phobos; 1536 Bristol; 19 com; atw.
Rung on handbells by the St Martin's Guild at The Wellington, Birmingham, West Midlands on Saturday 27 January 2024, conducted by Jack E Page
Date rung: 27 Jan 2024
5016 6-Spliced Maximus Op. Classic
Composed by David J Pipe
234567890ET Methods
67890ET2345 SDPMAZZAMPD
11 part.
Contains 1056 Ariel Surprise, Phobos Surprise, Zanussi Surprise; 880 Maypole Alliance; 792 Deimos Alliance; 176 Slinky Differential Little Treble Place; 109 com; atw.
Rung on handbells by the St Martin's Guild at Cathedral Church of St Philip (Ringing Room), Birmingham, West Midlands on Saturday 27 January 2024, conducted by Henry J W Pipe
Date rung: 27 Jan 2024
5088 Queen Elizabeth II Delight Major
Arranged by David L Thomas
Generated by Monument
23456 M B W H
52436 –
46235 – s
62345 2 s
25463 s – s
65423 s
32654 – s
42356 – –
3 part.
Rung on towerbells by the St Martin's Guild at Christ Church, Coseley, West Midlands on Sunday 28 January 2024, conducted by Michael Chester
Date rung: 28 Jan 2024
5080 Bristol Surprise Royal
Composed by Jonathan F Young
23456 M W H
24536 – 2
(43526) 2
24365 2 s s
53462 – –
64352 2 2
23456 – –
Rung on handbells by the St Martin's Guild at Cathedral Church of St Philip (Ringing Room), Birmingham, West Midlands on Sunday 28 January 2024, conducted by Daniel J Page
Date rung: 28 Jan 2024
5024 Stedman Cinques
Composed by Mark R Eccleston
(31527496E80) 1 5 9 10 14 15 16 18 19 22
3241E590786 a
3152E496708 – – –
3241E098765 b
3124E0 –
3142E506978 c
3241E5 – –s
531246E9780 d
2314658709E e
342165 f
413265 g
124365 f
231465E7098 – – –
(231465E7908) s
342165E7908 s – A
413265 s –
124365 s –
235164 s – –
2134658790E h
(21346587E90) –
32416587E90 A
3241657890E i
123465 j
564738290E1 k
12537486E90 l
134275869E0 m
3251648709E n
324165 s s s
213465E7908 o
142365 s –
431265 s –
325164 s – s
324165 s s s
2134658709E o
2143658790E – – –
125374968 p
–
Start with rounds as the last row of a slow six.

a = 12.13.18.19
b = 18.19.s21.22
c = 1.s3.4.s6.12.13.s17.19.s19
d = 1.4.6.9.11 (12)
e = 1-3.7-9.s11.12.s16.s20.21
f = 3.4.s12.16-18
g = 3-9.s11.13.14.16 (20)
h = 5.6.14.15.18
i = 12.14.s16.17-19 (20)
j = s1.7.9.10.s16.19
k = 1.s4.5-7.9.11 (12)
l = 1.3-10.12.15.s19.23 (26)
m = s6.9.10.18.18.18
n = 1.3.4.12.16-19
o = 1.2.s16.18
p = 3.6.7.12
Rung on towerbells by the St Martin's Guild at St Martin, Birmingham, West Midlands on Sunday 4 February 2024, conducted by Mark R Eccleston
Date rung: 4 Feb 2024
5090 Zanussi Surprise Maximus
Composed by Michael P A Wilby
23456 M W H
54326 2 2
54263 2 2 –
43265 – 2
65432 2 –
32546 – 2 2
(42536) s
Rung on towerbells by the St Martin's Guild at Cathedral Church of St Philip, Birmingham, West Midlands on Monday 5 February 2024, conducted by Oliver C Bates
Date rung: 5 Feb 2024
5056 Cambridge Surprise Major
Composed by Charles Middleton
23456 M W H
35264 [2 2]1 3
5 part.
1 Replace bracketed calls with –B in part 2.
Rung on towerbells by the St Martin's Guild at Christ Church, Coseley, West Midlands on Sunday 11 February 2024, conducted by Gordon R Birks
Date rung: 11 Feb 2024
5042 Bristol Surprise Maximus Op. 186
Composed by Richard J Angrave
23456 M B W H
45236 – –
54362 x s
23465 s s
56342 – s –
34562 – –
64523 s s
32546 – – –
(42536) s
Rung on towerbells by the St Martin's Guild at Cathedral Church of St Philip, Birmingham, West Midlands on Monday 19 February 2024, conducted by Michael P A Wilby
Date rung: 19 Feb 2024
5042 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus
Composed by John Worth
23456 W H
42356 –
34256 3 –
24536 2 –
52436 3 –
(32456) s
Rung on towerbells by the St Martin's Guild at St Alphege, Solihull, West Midlands on Saturday 24 February 2024, conducted by Stephanie J Warboys
Date rung: 24 Feb 2024
5088 7-Spliced Surprise Major Op. 8323
Composed by Donald F Morrison
Arranged by Richard I Allton
2345678 M F B V H Methods
3726458 – s SY.YCS.CLWB
3254678 s – 3 W.WBB.S.E[EWBL]1E.LEY.
3246578 – [–]2 SY.CY.
6 part.
1 Replace bracketed methods with C in part 6.
2 Omit in parts 2, 4 and 6.
Contains 960 Yorkshire; 768 Superlative; 736 Bristol, Cornwall (W), Lessness (E); 608 Cambridge; 544 London; 135 com.
Rung on towerbells by the St Martin's Guild at St Mary, Selly Oak, West Midlands on Sunday 25 February 2024, conducted by Simon J L Linford
Date rung: 25 Feb 2024
5184 Turramurra Surprise Major Op. 229
Composed by Robert D S Brown
Also attributed to Donald F Morrison
2345678 B W F I H
52436 –
62534 – – 3
3427568 – –
2364578 – –
3425678 –
3 part.
Rung on towerbells by the St Martin's Guild at Christ Church, Coseley, West Midlands on Sunday 25 February 2024, conducted by Gordon R Birks
Date rung: 25 Feb 2024
5040 Stedman Triples Op. Aston Martin version
Composed by Andrew Johnson
2314567
2147536 a A D
2531647 b
7152436 c
1465732 d
4561327 e
5473216 f
4571236 g
4531267 h
1263547 A B
2175436 f
2135467 h
5463127 A
1534276 i
1524367 j
4352167 D
1253467 B
3465217 A
3415276 k
3425167 j
5142367 D
3241567 B
1564237 A
5413267 l
(2314567) B

a = 3-5.9.10.12
b = 2-5.10.11
c = 1.2.4-7.10.12
d = 1.3.6.10.11
e = 1.2.5.6.8
f = 1.2.5.6.8-11
g = 5.6.8-11
h = 2.5.7.8.10 (10)
i = 1.3-8 (8)
j = 1.5.7.8.10 (10)
k = 1.3-10 (10)
l = 1.1.5.7.8.10 (2,10)
Rung on handbells by the St Martin's Guild at St Paul (School Room), Birmingham, West Midlands on Tuesday 27 February 2024, conducted by Mark R Eccleston
Date rung: 27 Feb 2024
5088 Irish Delight Major Op. 2219
Composed by Donald F Morrison
2345678 B I V M F H
4273658 – 3 –
6435278 – – –
64523 – –
34625 2
4235678 –
3 part.
Rung on towerbells by the St Martin's Guild at Christ Church, Coseley, West Midlands on Sunday 10 March 2024, conducted by Michael Chester
Date rung: 10 Mar 2024
5152 16-Spliced Surprise Major
Composed by Norman Smith
2345678 W H Methods
3578264 – Y.
5738264 3 2 UEDBU.NAYILO.RSM.R.CCIKANP.
7 part; 4th observation in first part.
Contains 448 Ashtead, Cambridge, Ipswich, Lincolnshire (N), Rutland, Uxbridge, Yorkshire; 224 Bristol, Cassiobury (O), Cornwall (E), Cray (K), Double Dublin, Lindum (M), London, Pudsey, Superlative; 153 com; atw.
Rung on handbells by the St Martin's Guild at 34 Lodge Hill Road, Selly Oak, West Midlands on Monday 25 March 2024, conducted by Oliver C Bates
Date rung: 25 Mar 2024
5024 Monks Kirby Surprise Major Op. 135
Composed by Richard J Angrave
2345678 V B M W H
52436 – A
52364 – –
35264 5 –
3725468 – 3
2356478 2 –
23645 A
42635 –
2345678 – 3
Rung on towerbells by the St Martin's Guild at St Alphege, Solihull, West Midlands on Monday 1 April 2024, conducted by Simon J L Linford
Date rung: 1 Apr 2024
5088 Lessness Surprise Major
Composed by Simon A Bond
2345678 M T B F W H
54632 – –
43526 –
(43526) s s
32654 2 –
54263 – s s
65243 –
4235678 – –
3 part.
Rung on towerbells by the St Martin's Guild at Christ Church, Coseley, West Midlands on Sunday 14 April 2024, conducted by Michael Chester
Date rung: 14 Apr 2024
5088 4-Spliced Treble Dodging Maximus
Composed by Roderick W Pipe
23456 M W H Methods
32456 –s –s–s RBRSSABABB.BAS.BRS.SSABB.BABASSRB.SRSRR.
53426 – BS.A
24365 –s– s ––s–– ARRB.A.BBRBRSS.RARSR.ABAS.SASABASS.RASASR.A.RSRRAR.
(26345) s– RBRRSABASS.A.
64352 s 2 S.BABBRBB.A.A
23456 s s SRB.BRA.
Contains 1296 Bristol Surprise, Strathclyde Surprise; 1248 Avon Delight, Rigel Surprise; 82 com; atw.
Rung on towerbells by the St Martin's Guild at Cathedral Church of St Philip, Birmingham, West Midlands on Monday 15 April 2024, conducted by Jimmy L Yeoman
Date rung: 15 Apr 2024
5088 Roaring Meg Surprise Maximus
Composed by Alan G Reading
234567 M N W H
24536 – 2
54326 2 –
56423 2 –
23465 – – s
674523 s s s
543627 s s s
65432 s– s s
234567 – – –
Rung on towerbells by the St Martin's Guild at Cathedral Church of St Philip, Birmingham, West Midlands on Monday 22 April 2024, conducted by Michael P A Wilby
Date rung: 22 Apr 2024
5760 147-Spliced Treble Dodging Minor Op. TD0801
Composed by John S Warboys
23456 2 3 4 5 7 8 10 11 12 13 15 Methods  
53264 s – WvPrBaX1X2RcBzX3X4.X5X6NfNfX7X8. (11)
64325 a MpPvCcMpMp.LiCe.ByWfOsBhBh.ShKmLuCyLu.  
64325 s s SoOlCbLoLo.CnDkCfOcBo.  
54236 b WoMlFoMu.CtCt.Ak.WsBeAdMs.AkAkNwNw.WaHeBsYo.  
42356 c KeKeKeKeKe.Ch.KiMaMsKi.NyWlDk.  
45263 d BzBz.PeWkAbPe.SdBlBl.BgBuFgRc.EyEyEyDuYo.  
24653 – – s KtMoSnMo.TiWhNbTi.PnMpC1C1Mp. (13)
45623 e Ox.LsCiKsRiSd.CgBrNoHmNl.OxSuHuOx.Du.  
52634 f LfWmLfEsLf.BoIpCmFrIp.CrCrPrBz.CsBmRsDu.  
56423 s – – CoAvLi.BcNsSlCwBz.CvStRoMeRo. (3,10)
34562 s– – s TaNlCjDiCj.LeCcMdBtPv.C2SgC3C2C2.MuClChGlMu. (5,15)
26345 – – s LvLv.No.BzElRcBzRc. (8)
62345 – – s AvCx.CxBnPnPnPn.TrWwQuCzCz. (12)
25346 g BvYoBkOx.NgWiWrLo.BwEdKhPmBy.We.AvAvKe.WeNmNmNmBn.  
43256 – – s BlDoBl.NeKnDnBpBo.SkRc.  
43256 – – WtPoDtCkWt.EvTeSaEvEv.  
23456 – s CeVaCdSwCe.CaCaAvCuCu.  

a = 5.7.12.17 (17)
b = 4.6.s7.s11.s15.s19 (19)
c = 5.s6.10.13 (13)
d = 2.6.9.13.s18 (18)
e = 1.6.11.15.16 (16)
f = 5.10.14.s18 (18)
g = s4.4.9.10.13.s18 (4,18)
Contains 180 Burton Treble Bob (Bz, X1); 144 Kelso Surprise; 132 Rochester Treble Bob (Rc, X4); 120 Abbeyville Delight (Av), Mendip Treble Bob (Mp); 96 Belvoir Delight (Bl), Oxford Treble Bob, Pennine Treble Bob (Pn); 84 Alnwick Surprise (Ak, X8), York Surprise (Yo, X7); 72 Bourne Surprise, Chiltern Treble Bob (C2), Combermere Delight (Ce), Durham Surprise, Ely Delight (Ey), Evesham Delight, Lightfoot Surprise (Lf), London Surprise, Munden Surprise, Norton-le-Moors Treble Bob (Nm); 60 Clarence Delight (Cr, X6); 48 Barham Delight (Bh), Berkeley Delight (By), Bucknall Delight (Bn), Caernarvon Delight (Cz), Canterbury Delight, Canterbury Surprise (Ct), Castleton Delight (Cx), Chadkirk Treble Bob (Cj), Chelsea Delight (Cc), Chester Surprise, Cotswold Treble Bob (C1), Cunecastre Surprise, Duke of Norfolk Treble Bob (Dk), Ipswich Surprise, Kirkstall Delight, Lincoln Surprise, London Victory Delight (Lv), Ludlow Delight, Morning Star Treble Bob (Ms), Morpeth Surprise, Nelson Treble Bob (Nl), Newcastle Surprise (Nw), Norfolk Surprise (Nf), Norwich Surprise, Pevensey Delight, Peveril Delight (Pv), Primrose Surprise, Rossendale Surprise, Sandal Treble Bob (Sd), Tintern Delight, Wath Delight (Wt), Wells Surprise; 36 Cambridge Delight (Cg, X2), Francis Genius Delight (Fr, X3), Melrose Delight (Ml, X5); 24 Allendale Surprise (Ad), Annable's London Surprise (Ab), Bacup Surprise (Bc), Balmoral Delight, Bamborough Surprise (Bm), Bedford Delight, Beeston Delight (Bt), Berwick Surprise (Bk), Berwyn Treble Bob (Bw), Beverley Surprise (Bv), Bogedone Delight (Bg), Braintree Delight, British Scholars' Pleasure Treble Bob (Bp), Burnaby Delight, Burslem Delight (Bs), Cambridge Surprise (Cm), Capel Treble Bob (Ci), Carisbrooke Delight (Ck), Carlisle Surprise (Cl), Charlwood Delight (Cw), Chepstow Delight (Cs), Cheviot Treble Bob (C3), Coldstream Surprise, College Bob IV Delight (Cb), College Exercise Treble Bob (Cf), Conisborough Delight (Cn), Conway Delight (Cy), Coventry Delight (Cv), Crowland Delight (Cd), Disley Delight, Donottar Delight (Dt), Dover Delight, Dunedin Delight (Dn), Edinburgh Delight, Elston Delight, Evening Star Delight (Es), Fotheringay Delight (Fg), Fountains Delight, Glastonbury Delight, Hexham Surprise, Hull Surprise, Humber Delight (Hm), Kent Treble Bob (Kt), Kentish Delight (Kh), Killamarsh Treble Bob (Km), Kingston Treble Bob (Ks), Knutsford Delight, Leasowe Delight, London Scholars' Pleasure Treble Bob (Ls), Marple Delight, Melandra Delight (Md), Merton Delight, Neasden Delight (Ns), Netherseale Surprise, Newdigate Delight (Ng), Norbury Treble Bob (Ny), Northumberland Surprise (Nb), Ockley Treble Bob, Old Oxford Delight, Oswald Delight, Pembroke Delight (Pm), Pontefract Delight, Quantock Treble Bob, Richborough Delight, Rostherne Delight (Rs), Sandiacre Surprise, Sherborne Delight, Skipton Delight, Snowdon Treble Bob, Southwark Delight, St Albans Delight (Sl), St Werburgh Delight (Sw), Stamford Surprise, Stirling Delight (Sg), Surfleet Surprise, Taxal Delight, Tewkesbury Delight, Trinity Sunday Treble Bob, Vale Royal Delight, Waltham Delight, Warkworth Surprise (Wk), Warwick Delight (Ww), Waterford Treble Bob (Wf), Wearmouth Surprise (Wm), Westminster Surprise (Ws), Whitley Surprise, Willesden Delight, Wilmslow Delight (Wl), Woodcock's Victory Treble Bob (Wv), Wooler Surprise, Wragby Delight; 214 com.
X1 = First half lead of Burton Treble Bob
X2 = Second half lead of Cambridge Delight
X3 = First half lead of Francis Genius Delight
X4 = Second half lead of Rochester Treble Bob
X5 = First half lead of Melrose Delight
X6 = Second half lead of Clarence Delight
X7 = First half lead of York Surprise
X8 = Second half lead of Alnwick Surprise
Rung on towerbells by the St Martin's Guild at St Paul, Birmingham, West Midlands on Friday 26 April 2024, conducted by John S Warboys
Date rung: 26 Apr 2024
5088 Bristol Surprise Maximus
Composed by Mark R Eccleston
234567890ET 3 M N W H  
54326 s s (14)
24365 s s (14)
24365ET9078 a  
34562 – (7)
534627890ET b  
674523 s s (14)
654327 s s– (21)
234567890ET s – s– (10,7)

a = s2.s3.s4.s6 (6)
b = s2.s3.s4.s6.H (6,7)
Rung on towerbells by the St Martin's Guild at St Matthew, Walsall, West Midlands on Saturday 27 April 2024, conducted by Jimmy L Yeoman
Date rung: 27 Apr 2024
5016 7-Spliced Maximus Op. Game of Thrones
Composed by David J Pipe
1234567890ET Methods
T1234567890E LGBBoTySTSTyBoBG
12 part.
Contains 1008 Bolton; 960 Baratheon; 864 Greyjoy; 816 Tyrell; 528 Stark; 432 Targaryen; 408 Lannister; 143 com; atw.
Rung on towerbells by the St Martin's Guild at Cathedral Church of St Philip, Birmingham, West Midlands on Monday 29 April 2024, conducted by David J Pipe
Date rung: 29 Apr 2024

Library Details
Library
Public
Notes
Collection Id
11766
Created on
Tue 16-Apr-24 13:41 by Mark R Eccleston
Modified on
Fri 17-May-24 14:32 by Mark R Eccleston