5056 8-Spliced Surprise Major

Layout
5056 8-Spliced Surprise Major Op. 44
Composed by Donald F Morrison
23456 M W B H Methods
53624 s s – – R.C.LPS.SC.
62345 s [s]2 – [R.]1N.L.
42365 s BY.B
12 part.
1 Replace bracketed methods with YNP in part 2.
2 Omit in parts 6 and 12.
Contains 768 Bristol, Cambridge, London, Superlative; 736 Rutland; 416 Lincolnshire (N), Pudsey, Yorkshire; 145 com.
76 crus (8f,68b), 18 5678s (0f,18b), 18 6578s (0f,18b), 66 4-bell runs (38f,28b), 176 5678 combinations (44f,132b), Waterfall.
Blue Line
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
12
Number of methods
8
Changes of method
145
Stage
Major
True rows
5056
False rows
0
Complete extents
0
Partial extents
1
Applicable leadhead codes
Date composed
Default calls
Near
Types of call
2
   1234 LE Single (s)
58
   14 LE Bob (–)
36
Performances
Date Type Details
Sat 28 May 2005 First rung on towerbells 5056 Spliced Surprise Major by the Amersham Guild at St Mary, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, conducted by J Alan Ainsworth  
Wed 31 Dec 2014 First rung on handbells 5056 8-Spliced Surprise Major at 7 Laburnham Road, Maindenhead, conducted by Robert H Newton