5376 Superlative Surprise Major

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5376 Superlative Surprise Major Op. Brutally Efficient

(25364)	t	M
(32465)		a
26354	b	[3]¹

4 part; b = 58 HL Big bob; Start at the backstroke snap.

a = s1.bo.W.W.W.B (6,7,7)

¹ Replace bracketed calls with –M–MsM in parts 2 and 4.

112 crus (48f,64b), 48 5678s (24f,24b), 48 6578s (24f,24b), 246 4-bell runs (124f,122b), 768 5678 combinations (384f,384b), 48 8765s (24f,24b), Tittums, Backrounds.

Music Score = 758

Musical combination	Front	Internal	Back	Count	Score
56s & 65s	48	8	48	104	96
5678s	24	4	24	52	48.00
6578s	24	4	24	52	48.00
Combination roll-ups (crus)	48	52	64	164	112
4578s	0	12	4	16	4.00
4678s	0	12	4	16	4.00
5478s	0	10	4	14	4.00
5678s	24	4	24	52	48.00
6478s	0	10	4	14	4.00
6578s	24	4	24	52	48.00
4-bell runs	124	79	122	325	246
1234s	16	8	16	40	32.00
2345s	10	8	6	24	16.00
3456s	8	11	8	27	16.00
4321s	16	8	16	40	32.00
4567s	6	12	6	24	12.00
5678s	24	4	24	52	48.00
5432s	6	8	10	24	16.00
6543s	8	10	6	24	14.00
7654s	6	10	6	22	12.00
8765s	24	0	24	48	48.00
5-bell runs	16	11	14	41	30
12345s	4	0	2	6	6.00
23456s	1	2	0	3	1.00
34567s	2	3	1	6	3.00
45678s	0	2	6	8	6.00
54321s	2	0	4	6	6.00
65432s	0	2	0	2	0.00
76543s	1	2	1	4	2.00
87654s	6	0	0	6	6.00
6-bell runs	5	3	4	12	9
123456s	2	0	0	2	2.00
234567s	1	1	0	2	1.00
345678s	0	1	2	3	2.00
654321s	0	0	2	2	2.00
765432s	0	1	0	1	0.00
876543s	2	0	0	2	2.00
7-bell runs	3	0	2	5	5
1234567s	1	0	0	1	1.00
2345678s	1	0	1	2	2.00
7654321s	0	0	1	1	1.00
8765432s	1	0	0	1	1.00
Wraps				3	3
Backstroke wraps of Rounds				1	1.00
Backstroke wraps of Queens				0	0.00
Backstroke wraps of Tittums				1	1.00
Backstroke wraps of Backrounds				0	0.00
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				0	0.00
Combination near misses				15	15
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)				0	0.00
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)				0	0.00
21345687 (combination near miss)				1	1.00
21346587 (combination near miss)				1	1.00
21436587 (combination near miss)				1	1.00
5678 combinations	384	192	384	960	144
5678s	24	4	24	52	48.00
5687s	24	0	24	48	0.00
5768s	24	10	24	58	0.00
5786s	0	12	0	12	0.00
5867s	24	10	24	58	0.00
5876s	0	12	0	12	0.00
6578s	24	4	24	52	48.00
6587s	24	0	24	48	0.00
6758s	24	10	24	58	0.00
6785s	0	12	0	12	0.00
6857s	24	10	24	58	0.00
6875s	0	12	0	12	0.00
7568s	0	12	0	12	0.00
7586s	24	10	24	58	0.00
7658s	0	12	0	12	0.00
7685s	24	10	24	58	0.00
7856s	24	4	24	52	0.00
7865s	24	4	24	52	0.00
8567s	0	12	0	12	0.00
8576s	24	10	24	58	0.00
8657s	0	12	0	12	0.00
8675s	24	10	24	58	0.00
8756s	24	0	24	48	0.00
8765s	24	0	24	48	48.00
Combinations from named rows				90	90
1357s (from Queens)				0	0.00
2468s (from Queens)				0	0.00
3468s (from Whittingtons)				0	0.00
3478s (from Hagdyke)				8	8.00
3578s				4	4.00
5768s (from Bowbells)				24	24.00
7468s (from Princesses)				6	6.00
7568s (from Burdette)				0	0.00
7658s (from Rollercoaster)				0	0.00
8765s (Esso-Blues)				24	24.00
x5x6x7x8s (from Tittums)				24	24.00
Named Rows				8	8
12345678 (Rounds)				1	1.00
12563478 (Hagdyke)				1	1.00
12753468 (Whittingtons)				0	0.00
13245768 (Bowbells)				1	1.00
13254768 (Priory/The Intermediate)				0	0.00
13527468 (Princesses)				0	0.00
13572468 (Queens)				0	0.00
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)				1	1.00
45362718 (Exploded Tittums)				1	1.00
65432178 (Reverse Waterfall)				0	0.00
75312468 (Kings)				0	0.00
75321468 (Princes)				0	0.00
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	168 (100%)	–	–	–
3-4	–	56 (33%)	–	112 (67%)
5-6	–	–	4 (2%)	164 (98%)
7-8	–	–	4 (2%)	164 (98%)

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

5376

False rows

Complete extents

Partial extents

Applicable leadhead codes

Date composed

Default calls

Near

Types of call

1234 LE Single (s)

14 LE Bob (–)

58 HL Big bob (b)

Performances

Date	Type	Details
Thu 5 Apr 1979	Rung on handbells	5376 Superlative Surprise Major by the Chester Diocesan Guild at 33 Sandringham Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire, conducted by Alan F Scholfield
Wed 30 Aug 1995	Rung on towerbells	5376 Superlative Surprise Major by the Southwell Diocesan Guild at St Nicholas, Islip, Oxfordshire, conducted by Sally A Mason
Sat 22 May 2021	Rung on towerbells	5376 Superlative Surprise Major by the St Martin's Guild at St Paul, Birmingham, West Midlands, conducted by Michael P A Wilby and Jack E Page
Tue 29 Jun 2021	Rung on handbells	5376 Superlative Surprise Major by the Oxford Diocesan Guild at 26 Redlands Road, Reading, Berkshire, conducted by Jack E Page

References

Collection	Chapter	Page	Reference
St Martin's Guild Compositions (2021)			22 May 2021

Library Details

Library

Public

Notes

o = half lead call after first lead end. t = half lead call after 2nd lead end.

Composition Id

80433

Created on

Sun 23-May-21 16:56 by David L Thomas

Modified on

Tue 30-Jan-24 00:05 by Composition Analyser

Published on

Sun 23-May-21 16:59