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5184 Superlative Surprise Major
Substituted with
Oxney Surprise Major
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5184
Oxney Surprise Major
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5184 Superlative Surprise Major
Composed by
Graham A C John
23456
B
M
W
H
62543
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s
s
s
42536
s
s
56234
s
–
34265
s
–
53624
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s
s
s
23645
s
s
34256
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3 part.
86 crus (30f,56b), 30 5678s (12f,18b), 30 6578s (12f,18b), 166 4-bell runs (81f,85b), 498 5678 combinations (264f,234b), 24 8765s (12f,12b), Tittums.
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Major
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5184
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Applicable leadhead codes
bdfghjklm
Date composed
Default calls
Near
Types of call
2
1234 LE Single (s)
36
14 LE Bob (–)
15
Performances
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Date
Type
Details
Tue 8 Aug 2000
Peal on towerbells
5184 Superlative Surprise Major by the Bath & Wells Diocesan Association at Pig-le-Tower, Marston Bigot, Somerset, conducted by Graham A C John
Sun 15 Feb 2004
Peal on towerbells
5184 Superlative Surprise Major by the University of London Society at St Mary-atte-Bow, Bow, Greater London, conducted by Oliver D Cross
Mon 9 Apr 2007
Peal on towerbells
5184 Superlative Surprise Major by the Society of Royal Cumberland Youths at St Peter, Bromyard, Hereford, conducted by Richard J Clements
Sat 16 Aug 2008
Peal on towerbells
5184 Guernsey Surprise Major by the Derby Diocesan Association at St Peter the Apostle & Martyr, Guernsey, St Peter Port, conducted by Stuart C W Hutchieson
Mon 27 Jun 2011
Peal on towerbells
5184 Superlative Surprise Major by the Great Eastern Guild at St Andrew, Helions Bumpstead, Essex, conducted by Adrian C Malton
Sat 17 Sept 2011
Peal on towerbells
5184 Superlative Surprise Major by the Ancient Society of College Youths at St Giles, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, conducted by Christopher C P Woodcock
Mon 10 Oct 2011
Peal on towerbells
5184 Superlative Surprise Major by the Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild at Meonside Campanile, West Meon, Hampshire, conducted by Frank R Morton
Mon 23 Jan 2012
Peal on handbells
5184 Superlative Surprise Major by the Oxford Diocesan Guild at 15 Lytham End, Tilehurst, Berkshire, conducted by Graham A C John
Thu 23 Jan 2014
Peal on handbells
5184 Superlative Surprise Major by the Oxford Diocesan Guild at 15 Lytham End, Tilehurst, Berkshire, conducted by Graham A C John
Fri 6 Nov 2015
Peal on handbells
5184 Superlative Surprise Major by the Oxford Diocesan Guild at 15 Lytham End, Tilehurst, Berkshire, conducted by Graham A C John
Thu 26 May 2016
Peal on handbells
5184 Superlative Surprise Major by the Oxford Diocesan Guild at 15 Lytham End, Tilehurst, Berkshire, conducted by Graham A C John
Thu 22 Sept 2016
Peal on towerbells
5184 Superlative Surprise Major by the Oxford Diocesan Guild at All Saints, Huntsham, Devon, conducted by J Alan Ainsworth
Thu 6 Oct 2016
Peal on handbells
5184 Superlative Surprise Major by the Oxford Diocesan Guild at 15 Lytham End, Tilehurst, Berkshire, conducted by Graham A C John
Thu 25 May 2017
Peal on towerbells
5184 Oxney Surprise Major by the Oxford Diocesan Guild at St Mary, East Ilsley, Berkshire, conducted by Timothy G Pett
Sat 6 Jan 2018
Peal on towerbells
5184 Superlative Surprise Major by the Ancient Society of College Youths at Sacred Trinity, Salford, Greater Manchester, conducted by Colin Woods
Tue 23 Jan 2018
Peal on handbells
5184 Superlative Surprise Major by the Ely Diocesan Association at 102 Mawson Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, conducted by Jonathan A Agg
Tue 2 Oct 2018
Peal on towerbells
5184 Superlative Surprise Major by the Derby Diocesan Association at St Matthew, Hayfield, Derbyshire, conducted by Paul Jopp
Wed 12 Feb 2020
Peal on handbells
5184 Superlative Surprise Major by the Oxford Diocesan Guild at 15 Lytham End Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, conducted by Bernard F L Groves
Wed 17 May 2023
Peal on handbells
5184 Superlative Surprise Major by the St Paul's Society at St Paul (South Meeting Room), Birmingham, West Midlands, conducted by Richard B Grimmett
Sat 11 Nov 2023
Peal on towerbells
5184 Superlative Surprise Major by the Ancient Society of College Youths at St Stephen in Brannel, Cornwall, conducted by Samuel R Nankervis
Wed 9 Apr 2025
Peal on towerbells
5184 Superlative Surprise Major by the Dordrecht Society of Change Ringers at 't Klockhuys, Dordrecht, Netherlands, conducted by Simon A Rudd
Tue 14 Oct 2025
Peal on handbells
5184 Superlative Surprise Major by the Cambridge University Guild at 102 Mawson Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, conducted by Jonathan A Agg (Emmanuel)
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