5024 Lessness Surprise Major

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5024 Lessness Surprise Major Op. 2
Composed by Alan G Reading
2345678 M I T B F V W H
34256 2
32546 – 2
46253 s s
4725368 3 s
5324678 3 s 3 –
24365 s s –
43265 – –
32465 – –
3247568 – s –
43275 – – – –
37524 – 2 3
2345678 s – –
119 crus (39f,80b), 42 5678s (18f,24b), 30 6578s (6f,24b), 156 4-bell runs (78f,78b), 464 5678 combinations (192f,272b), 36 8765s (18f,18b), Whittingtons, Queens, Kings, Backrounds.
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
1
Number of methods
1
Changes of method
0
Stage
Major
True rows
5024
False rows
0
Complete extents
0
Partial extents
1
Applicable leadhead codes
f
Date composed
Default calls
Near
Types of call
2
   1234 LE Single (s)
8
   14 LE Bob (–)
34
Performances
Date Type Details
Fri 23 Mar 2007 First rung on towerbells 5024 Lessness Surprise Major by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at Blessed Virgin Mary and St Edward K&M, Barrow Gurney, Somerset, conducted by Alan G Reading  
Sat 12 Jun 2010 Peal on towerbells 5024 Lessness Surprise Major by the Lancashire Association at St Thomas, Heptonstall, West Yorkshire, conducted by George H Campling  
Mon 24 Mar 2014 Peal on towerbells 5024 Lessness Surprise Major by the Guild of Devonshire Ringers at St Brannock, Braunton, Devon, conducted by Michael E C Mears  
Tue 13 May 2014 Peal on towerbells 5088 Lessness Surprise Major by the Yorkshire Association at St Peter, Conisbrough, South Yorkshire, conducted by Alan G Reading  
Thu 14 Aug 2014 Peal on towerbells 5024 Lessness Surprise Major by the Guild of Devonshire Ringers at St Michael and All Angels, Pinhoe, Devon, conducted by Michael E C Mears  
Fri 5 Dec 2014 Peal on towerbells 5024 Lessness Surprise Major by the Guild of Devonshire Ringers at SS Cyr and Julitta, Newton St Cyres, Devon, conducted by Michael E C Mears  
Mon 28 Sept 2015 Peal on towerbells 5024 Lessness Surprise Major by the Guild of Devonshire Ringers at St Lawrence, Lydeard St Lawrence, Somerset, conducted by Michael E C Mears  
Sat 17 Oct 2015 Peal on towerbells 5088 Lessness Surprise Major by the Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild at Holy Trinity, Hawley, Hampshire, conducted by Edward P D Colliss  
Thu 9 Feb 2017 Peal on towerbells 5024 Lessness Surprise Major by the Guild of Devonshire Ringers at SS Margaret and Andrew, Littleham, Devon, conducted by Michael E C Mears  
Sat 5 May 2018 Peal on towerbells 5024 Lessness Surprise Major by the Trent Valley Association at SS Peter and Giles, Sidbury, Devon, conducted by Richard I Allton  
Tue 14 Aug 2018 Peal on towerbells 5024 Lessness Surprise Major by the Chester Diocesan Guild at All Saints, Daresbury, Cheshire, conducted by Paul B Hunter  
Mon 13 Mar 2023 Peal on towerbells 5024 Bovey Tracey Surprise Major by the Dordrecht Society of Change Ringers at 't Klockhuys, Dordrecht, Netherlands, conducted by Paul F Curtis