5120 Lessness Surprise Major

Layout

2345678	M	I	T	B	F	V	W	H
45236							–	–
53462				–
(3647528)	–	–			[s
32465			s]¹			–
26354	–		s			s		–
2735468						s
4352678					s
32654			s			s		–
4235678				–			–

3 part.

¹ Include in part 2.

134 crus (46f,88b), 42 5678s (18f,24b), 30 6578s (6f,24b), 172 4-bell runs (88f,84b), 432 5678 combinations (192f,240b), 36 8765s (18f,18b), Queens, Tittums, Backrounds.

Music Score = 637

Musical combination	Front	Internal	Back	Count	Score
56s & 65s	24	9	48	81	72
5678s	18	6	24	48	42.00
6578s	6	3	24	33	30.00
Combination roll-ups (crus)	46	32	88	166	134
4578s	3	9	4	16	7.00
4678s	8	2	14	24	22.00
5478s	5	7	12	24	17.00
5678s	18	6	24	48	42.00
6478s	6	5	10	21	16.00
6578s	6	3	24	33	30.00
4-bell runs	88	102	84	274	172
1234s	10	7	8	25	18.00
2345s	9	9	6	24	15.00
3456s	2	10	0	12	2.00
4321s	10	9	8	27	18.00
4567s	2	14	0	16	2.00
5678s	18	6	24	48	42.00
5432s	11	6	12	29	23.00
6543s	4	10	8	22	12.00
7654s	4	17	0	21	4.00
8765s	18	14	18	50	36.00
5-bell runs	12	19	15	46	27
12345s	3	0	1	4	4.00
23456s	0	4	0	4	0.00
34567s	0	5	0	5	0.00
45678s	0	0	6	6	6.00
54321s	3	0	2	5	5.00
65432s	0	1	3	4	3.00
76543s	1	5	3	9	4.00
87654s	5	4	0	9	5.00
6-bell runs	4	4	7	15	11
123456s	2	0	0	2	2.00
234567s	0	2	0	2	0.00
345678s	0	0	2	2	2.00
654321s	0	0	1	1	1.00
765432s	0	1	2	3	2.00
876543s	2	1	2	5	4.00
7-bell runs	2	0	3	5	5
1234567s	1	0	0	1	1.00
2345678s	0	0	1	1	1.00
7654321s	0	0	1	1	1.00
8765432s	1	0	1	2	2.00
Wraps				4	4
Backstroke wraps of Rounds				0	0.00
Backstroke wraps of Queens				1	1.00
Backstroke wraps of Tittums				0	0.00
Backstroke wraps of Backrounds				2	2.00
Handstroke wraps of Rounds				0	0.00
Handstroke wraps of Queens				0	0.00
Handstroke wraps of Tittums				0	0.00
Handstroke wraps of Backrounds				1	1.00
Combination near misses				17	17
12345687 (near miss)				1	1.00
12345768 (near miss)				1	1.00
12346578 (near miss)				1	1.00
12354678 (near miss)				1	1.00
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)				1	1.00
12436578 (combination near miss)				1	1.00
12436587 (combination near miss)				1	1.00
13245768 (combination near miss)				1	1.00
13254768 (combination near miss)				1	1.00
21345687 (combination near miss)				1	1.00
21346587 (combination near miss)				1	1.00
21436587 (combination near miss)				1	1.00
5678 combinations	192	154	240	586	120
5678s	18	6	24	48	42.00
5687s	6	3	24	33	0.00
5768s	18	11	18	47	0.00
5786s	6	9	6	21	0.00
5867s	0	3	0	3	0.00
5876s	0	3	0	3	0.00
6578s	6	3	24	33	30.00
6587s	18	6	24	48	0.00
6758s	0	6	0	6	0.00
6785s	0	6	0	6	0.00
6857s	18	5	18	41	0.00
6875s	6	6	6	18	0.00
7568s	6	6	6	18	12.00
7586s	18	11	18	47	0.00
7658s	0	0	0	0	0.00
7685s	0	7	0	7	0.00
7856s	18	14	18	50	0.00
7865s	6	10	6	22	0.00
8567s	0	0	0	0	0.00
8576s	0	1	0	1	0.00
8657s	6	3	6	15	0.00
8675s	18	11	18	47	0.00
8756s	6	10	6	22	0.00
8765s	18	14	18	50	36.00
Combinations from named rows				67	67
1357s (from Queens)				2	2.00
2468s (from Queens)				6	6.00
3468s (from Whittingtons)				0	0.00
3478s (from Hagdyke)				0	0.00
3578s				4	4.00
5768s (from Bowbells)				18	18.00
7468s (from Princesses)				4	4.00
7568s (from Burdette)				6	6.00
7658s (from Rollercoaster)				0	0.00
8765s (Esso-Blues)				18	18.00
x5x6x7x8s (from Tittums)				9	9.00
Named Rows				8	8
12345678 (Rounds)				1	1.00
12563478 (Hagdyke)				0	0.00
12753468 (Whittingtons)				0	0.00
13245768 (Bowbells)				1	1.00
13254768 (Priory/The Intermediate)				1	1.00
13527468 (Princesses)				0	0.00
13572468 (Queens)				1	1.00
14327658 (Rollercoaster)				0	0.00
15263748 (Tittums)				1	1.00
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)				0	0.00
75312468 (Kings)				0	0.00
75321468 (Princes)				1	1.00
87123456 (Waterfall)				0	0.00
87654321 (Backrounds)				1	1.00
Undesirables				0	0
87s at back				0	0.00

Handbell Positions

Pair	1-2	3-4	5-6	7-8
1-2	160 (100%)	–	–	–
3-4	–	49 (31%)	28 (18%)	83 (52%)
5-6	–	24 (15%)	73 (46%)	63 (39%)
7-8	–	13 (8%)	24 (15%)	123 (77%)

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

5120

False rows

Complete extents

Partial extents

Applicable leadhead codes

Date composed

Default calls

Near

Types of call

1234 LE Single (s)

14 LE Bob (–)

Performances

Date	Type	Details
Sun 15 Apr 2007	First rung on towerbells	5120 Lessness Surprise Major by the Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild at The Church of the Ascension, Bitterne Park, Southampton, Hampshire, conducted by Benjamin D Constant
Sat 23 Oct 2010	Rung on towerbells	5120 Lessness Surprise Major by the Kent County Association at SS Peter and Paul, Bromley, Kent, conducted by Paul N Mounsey
Sat 2 Dec 2017	Rung on towerbells	5120 Lessness Surprise Major by the Ancient Society of College Youths at St Mark, Swindon, Wiltshire, conducted by Simon W Edwards
Sat 5 Aug 2023	Rung on towerbells	5120 Lessness Surprise Major by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at St Mary the Virgin, Fairford, Gloucestershire, conducted by Simon W Edwards

References

Collection	Chapter	Reference
G&B Compositions (2023)		11320
KCA Compositions (2010)		14530
RingingOrg (K-O Surprise Major)	Lessness Surprise Major	6453
SRCY Compositions (2011)		7112, 7175

Library Details

Library

Public

Notes

Composition Id

12615

Created on

Tue 07-Jun-16 14:05 by Phillip Barnes

Modified on

Tue 30-Jan-24 17:46 by Composition Analyser

Published on

Tue 07-Jun-16 14:10