5024/5760 London Surprise Major

Layout

23456	B	W	H
45236	5	–	–
34256	[5]¹	–

3 part.

¹ Omit in part 1.

78 crus (16f,62b), 28 5678s (6f,22b), 103 4-bell runs (51f,52b), 211 5678 combinations (112f,99b), 11 8765s (11f,0b), Reverse Waterfall.

Music Score = 335

Musical combination	Front	Internal	Back	Count	Score
56s & 65s	6	7	22	35	28
5678s	6	2	22	30	28.00
6578s	0	5	0	5	0.00
Combination roll-ups (crus)	16	22	62	100	78
4578s	2	4	13	19	15.00
4678s	2	3	8	13	10.00
5478s	2	5	8	15	10.00
5678s	6	2	22	30	28.00
6478s	4	3	11	18	15.00
6578s	0	5	0	5	0.00
4-bell runs	51	85	52	188	103
1234s	6	8	6	20	12.00
2345s	6	7	3	16	9.00
3456s	6	8	5	19	11.00
4321s	3	11	3	17	6.00
4567s	1	10	0	11	1.00
5678s	6	2	22	30	28.00
5432s	5	6	5	16	10.00
6543s	6	8	5	19	11.00
7654s	1	10	3	14	4.00
8765s	11	15	0	26	11.00
5-bell runs	10	14	11	35	21
12345s	2	1	0	3	2.00
23456s	1	1	2	4	3.00
34567s	1	3	0	4	1.00
45678s	0	1	4	5	4.00
54321s	2	2	1	5	3.00
65432s	1	1	2	4	3.00
76543s	0	1	2	3	2.00
87654s	3	4	0	7	3.00
6-bell runs	2	2	5	9	7
123456s	1	0	0	1	1.00
234567s	0	1	0	1	0.00
345678s	0	0	2	2	2.00
654321s	1	0	0	1	1.00
765432s	0	0	1	1	1.00
876543s	0	1	2	3	2.00
7-bell runs	1	0	2	3	3
1234567s	1	0	0	1	1.00
2345678s	0	0	1	1	1.00
7654321s	0	0	0	0	0.00
8765432s	0	0	1	1	1.00
Wraps				4	4
Backstroke wraps of Rounds				0	0.00
Backstroke wraps of Queens				0	0.00
Backstroke wraps of Tittums				0	0.00
Backstroke wraps of Backrounds				2	2.00
Handstroke wraps of Rounds				1	1.00
Handstroke wraps of Queens				0	0.00
Handstroke wraps of Tittums				0	0.00
Handstroke wraps of Backrounds				1	1.00
Combination near misses				9	9
12345687 (near miss)				0	0.00
12345768 (near miss)				0	0.00
12346578 (near miss)				0	0.00
12354678 (near miss)				0	0.00
12435678 (near miss)				1	1.00
13245678 (near miss)				1	1.00
21345678 (near miss)				1	1.00
12346587 (combination near miss)				1	1.00
12354768 (combination near miss)				1	1.00
12435687 (combination near miss)				0	0.00
12436578 (combination near miss)				0	0.00
12436587 (combination near miss)				1	1.00
13245768 (combination near miss)				0	0.00
13254768 (combination near miss)				1	1.00
21345687 (combination near miss)				0	0.00
21346587 (combination near miss)				1	1.00
21436587 (combination near miss)				1	1.00
5678 combinations	112	230	99	441	48
5678s	6	2	22	30	28.00
5687s	0	4	0	4	0.00
5768s	9	12	0	21	0.00
5786s	3	3	0	6	0.00
5867s	3	28	15	46	0.00
5876s	3	6	0	9	0.00
6578s	0	5	0	5	0.00
6587s	6	3	21	30	0.00
6758s	3	28	15	46	0.00
6785s	3	5	0	8	0.00
6857s	9	12	0	21	0.00
6875s	3	3	0	6	0.00
7568s	3	3	0	6	3.00
7586s	9	16	0	25	0.00
7658s	6	2	0	8	6.00
7685s	3	20	13	36	0.00
7856s	11	17	0	28	0.00
7865s	0	3	0	3	0.00
8567s	6	2	0	8	0.00
8576s	3	20	13	36	0.00
8657s	3	3	0	6	0.00
8675s	9	15	0	24	0.00
8756s	0	3	0	3	0.00
8765s	11	15	0	26	11.00
Combinations from named rows				30	30
1357s (from Queens)				0	0.00
2468s (from Queens)				0	0.00
3468s (from Whittingtons)				0	0.00
3478s (from Hagdyke)				6	6.00
3578s				16	16.00
5768s (from Bowbells)				0	0.00
7468s (from Princesses)				0	0.00
7568s (from Burdette)				0	0.00
7658s (from Rollercoaster)				0	0.00
8765s (Esso-Blues)				0	0.00
x5x6x7x8s (from Tittums)				8	8.00
Named Rows				4	4
12345678 (Rounds)				1	1.00
12563478 (Hagdyke)				0	0.00
12753468 (Whittingtons)				0	0.00
13245768 (Bowbells)				0	0.00
13254768 (Priory/The Intermediate)				1	1.00
13527468 (Princesses)				0	0.00
13572468 (Queens)				0	0.00
14327658 (Rollercoaster)				0	0.00
15263748 (Tittums)				0	0.00
16745238 (Jacks)				0	0.00
17652438 (St Michael's)				0	0.00
17654328 (Jokers)				0	0.00
31247568 (Burdette)				0	0.00
43215678 (See-saw)				1	1.00
56781234 (Saw-see)				0	0.00
45362718 (Exploded Tittums)				0	0.00
65432178 (Reverse Waterfall)				1	1.00
75312468 (Kings)				0	0.00
75321468 (Princes)				0	0.00
87123456 (Waterfall)				0	0.00
87654321 (Backrounds)				0	0.00
Undesirables				0	0
87s at back				0	0.00

Handbell Positions

Pair	1-2	3-4	5-6	7-8
1-2	157 (100%)	–	–	–
3-4	–	43 (27%)	42 (27%)	72 (46%)
5-6	–	39 (25%)	46 (29%)	72 (46%)
7-8	–	–	–	157 (100%)

Properties

Structure

Backstroke start
Mid lead start
Mid lead finish
Variable hunt
Variable cover

Methods

Spliced
ATW
Mixed stage
Change every lead
Every lead different
Jump method

Calls

Standard calls
Twin bob
Jump calls
No calls
Tenors together
Strictly tenors together
Multipart calling

Changes

Adjacent changes
Identity changes
Jump changes
Tenors reversed
Palindromic
Exact multipart

Truth

True
Round block
Single extent block
Multi-extent block
Repetition between calls
Internal rounds

Number of parts

Number of methods

Changes of method

Stage

Major

True rows

5024

False rows

Complete extents

Partial extents

Applicable leadhead codes

Date composed

Default calls

Near

Types of call

14 LE Bob (–)

Related Compositions = 4

Similarity	Related Composition
Identical calling	5024/5760 Uxbridge Surprise Major by Henry Dains
Identical calling	5024/5760 Rutland Surprise Major by Henry Dains
Rotated calling	5024 Uxbridge Surprise Major by Henry Dains
Rotated calling	5024 Rutland Surprise Major by Henry Dains

Performances

Date	Type	Details
Thu 4 Apr 2019	Peal on handbells	5024 London Surprise Major by the Oxford Diocesan Guild at 15 Lytham End, Tilehurst, Berkshire, conducted by Graham A C John
Fri 7 Apr 2023	Peal on towerbells	5024 London Surprise Major by the Lichfield & Walsall Archdeaconries Society at St Nicholas, Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire, conducted by Stuart C W Hutchieson
Thu 4 Jul 2024	Peal on towerbells	5024 London Surprise Major by the Ely Diocesan Association at University Church of St Mary the Great, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, conducted by Jonathan A Agg

References

Collection	Chapter	Page	Reference
Change-Ringing on Handbells (Favourite Compositions)	Major Peals	426	Lots of coursing for 5-6. Also true to Lessness and Rutland.
G&B Compositions (2017)			10879
Surprise Major: Peal Compositions for Aspiring Conductors

Library Details

Library

Public

Notes

Composition Id

10837

Created on

Tue 23-Feb-16 13:04 by Simon J Gay

Modified on

Tue 30-Jan-24 17:38 by Composition Analyser

Published on

Tue 23-Feb-16 13:04