Useful Handbell Quarters

1260 Stedman Triples Op. for handbells, full slow six start

234567	1	6
234576	–	–s–
234657	–	3
234765	–	3
234675	s	3
234567	–	3

Start with rounds as the last row of a quick six.

1260 Plain Bob Royal

23456	W	M	H
24356			s
64325	s	s
24365	s		3
54326	s	s
23456	s		s

1296 Stedman Caters

231456789	1	8
231456978	–	ss
(231456798)	s	ss
(231456798)	–	ss	(17)

2 part.

1280 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Bog Standard

23456	W	B	M	H
34256	–	3	–
26345	–		s	–	As
42365	–				As
36425	–			–	A
23465	–				A
34265			A
42356			As
23456			A

552 Plain Bob Minor

Composed by Bog Standard

23456	W	F	H
45236	–		–	A
34256	–			A
42356		A
35426	–		–	As
24356	–		s	As
43256	–	–
32456		A
23456	–	–	s

1320 Stedman Cinques

2314567890E	1	18
23145678E90	–	ss
(2314567809E)	s–	ss	(22,22,21)

2 part.

1440 Cambridge Surprise Royal

23456	W	H
24356		s
54326	s	ss
23456	s	s

1254 Erin Cinques Op. for handbells, start at 2nd row of six

Arranged by Alexander E Holroyd

2314567890E	1	6	7
4132567809E	s	–	–
241356		s	–	A
324156		s	–
132456		s	–
42315678E90	s–	–	–
231456		A
413256		–	–
132456		A
4231567809E	s–	–	–
231456		A
(2314567890E)	s

Start with rounds as the 2nd row of the six.

1344 Bristol Surprise Major Op. H/B beauty

Composed by Richard J Angrave

(42536)	M	I	F	W
34526				–
(6573248)			–
53642		–
(32645)	s			–s

2 part; Start at the backstroke snap.

1312 Kent Treble Bob Major

23456	M	B	W	H
35264		–
34625	2	3	2
23456		–		2

1296 Erin Caters Op. for handbells, start at 2nd row of six

Composed by Alexander E Holroyd

231456789	1	5	6
413256879	[s]¹	–	–
241356		s	–
324156		s	–
132456	ss	s	–
(132456789)	s			(8)

4 part; Start with rounds as the 2nd row of the six.

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

1260 Grandsire Caters

Arranged by Alexander E Holroyd

23456789	1	2	3	4
42356987	–		–	s
34256978	–	s	–
23456	–	–	–
42356	–	–	–
34256987	–	s	–
43256789	–		–	–
24356789	–	–	–

2 part.

Not atw.

1280 Kent Treble Bob Royal Op. For handbells

Arranged by Alexander E Holroyd

23456	M	B	W	H
35264		x
62453	–		–
23456	–			2

1296 Little Bob Royal Op. For handbells

Arranged by Alexander E Holroyd

23456	W	M	H
43256			–s
64235	–	–s–
24365	s		––s–

2 part.

1288 Little Bob Major Op. For handbells

Arranged by Alexander E Holroyd

23456	W	M	H
43256			–s
24635	–	–
64235	[3]¹	s–
24365	s		––s–

2 part.

¹ Replace bracketed calls with –WsW–WsW in part 2.

1260 Erin Triples Op. For handbells; start at 2nd row of six

Composed by Alexander E Holroyd

2314567	1	2	4	5	7
4231765	–		–	[–]¹	[s–]²
4231576	[s]³	[–s]²

8 part; Start with rounds as the 2nd row of the six.

¹ Replace bracketed calls with s5 in parts 1, 3, 5 and 7.

² Omit in part 5.

³ Include in parts 1 and 5.

1260 Erin Triples Op. For handbells; start at 2nd row of six

Composed by Alexander E Holroyd

(2314567)	1	2	4	5	7
2314765		–s				(8,7)	A
4231567	–		–	s	[s–]¹		A
4231765	[s]²	[–s]¹					B
(1324567)	–		–	–	s–	(7,6)	B

4 part; Start with rounds as the 2nd row of the six.

¹ Omit in part 4.

² Include in parts 2 and 4.