5152 Dereham Surprise Major

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5152 Dereham Surprise Major Op. 83
Composed by Paul M Mason
2345678 B M W F I H
3527648 3 –
4235678 – – –
35264 s s –
52364 3 2
23645 s s 2
3427568 3 – 3
6234578 – 3 – –
2345678 s s 2
112 crus (40f,72b), 42 5678s (18f,24b), 6 6578s (6f,0b), 186 4-bell runs (86f,100b), 480 5678 combinations (240f,240b), 40 8765s (16f,24b), Queens, Tittums, Backrounds.
Blue Line
Properties
Structure
  • Backstroke start
  • Mid lead start
  • Mid lead finish
  • Variable hunt
  • Variable cover
  • Palindromic
  • Exact multipart
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
  • Pure changes
  • Touching places
  • Tenors reversed
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
5152
False rows
0
Complete extents
0
Partial extents
1
Applicable leadhead codes
b
Date composed
27 Jun 2003
Default calls
Near
Types of call
2
   1234 LE Single (s)
6
   14 LE Bob (–)
30
Performances
Date Type Details
Fri 27 Jun 2003 First rung on towerbells 5152 Long Buckby Surprise Major by the Peterborough Diocesan Guild at St Lawrence, Long Buckby, Northamptonshire, conducted by Paul M Mason  
Tue 1 Jul 2003 Peal on towerbells 5152 Edgecombe Surprise Major by the Freehold Society at Bellfoundry Tower, Loughborough, Leicestershire, conducted by Paul M Mason  
Sun 13 Mar 2005 Peal on towerbells 5152 Edgecombe Surprise Major by the Suffolk Guild at Saints Peter & Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, conducted by David G Salter  
Thu 13 Dec 2018 Peal on towerbells 5152 Dereham Surprise Major by the Saint James' Guild at First Presbyterian Church, Texarkana, Arkansas, conducted by Paul F Curtis  
Fri 28 Dec 2018 Peal on towerbells 5152 Dereham Surprise Major by the Non Association at Christ Church, Spitalfields, Greater London, conducted by Paul F Curtis  
Tue 26 Apr 2022 Peal on towerbells 5152 Guinness Delight Major by the Ypres Bell Ringing Guild at St George, Ypres, Belgium, conducted by Paul F Curtis  
Thu 4 Aug 2022 Peal on towerbells 5152 Guinness Delight Major by the Around Ringers at St Mary, Prestbury, Gloucestershire, conducted by Paul F Curtis  
Thu 30 Mar 2023 Peal on towerbells 5152 80th Birthday Delight Major by the Coventry Diocesan Guild at The Plantagenet Ring, Church Lawford, Warwickshire, conducted by Simon P Rogers  
Sat 28 Mar 2026 Peal on towerbells 5152 Seventy Delight Major by the Bath & Wells Diocesan Association at St John the Baptist, Weston super Mare, Somerset, conducted by Joseph St J Beaumont