Quarter Peal Compositions

An On-Line Reference Collection

Last updated 14th March 2011

By Stephen Theobald

What is this?

Here is a collection of quarter peal compositions, specially selected for being either particularly musical or just great fun to call. They are mainly of Surprise Major, but also some Grandsire & Stedman too. Most of these compositions are original (i.e. not published before) and the composer or source of the composition is given if known.

For some of the compositions, the code for Prove (or MicroSiril) is additionally available (just a mouse-click away) and a Music Analysis is also given. Having the Prove/MicroSiril code available (simply copy it from your browser window and paste it into a text file) means you can easily change and re-prove the composition as you wish, without having to input the composition from scratch first.

As with any collection of compositions, it is always recommended to carefully check a composition before ringing it!

The credits...

Special thanks must go to the contributors: Adrian Sweeting (APS), Keith Anderson (KA), Paul Flavell (PJF), Eddie Martin (EM), Tom Lawrance (TL), Jeremy Housden (JH), Mark Norris (MN), Alan Winter (ATW).

Surprise Major Compositions

Grandsire/Stedman

Others


The Compositions


1250 Ashtead S Major

By Adrian Sweeting
B  W  M  H  2345678
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         -  4235678
   3  -     3265478
   -        5362478
-           3254678
   S       (2347586)

Rounds 2 changes later

Contains 96 musical rows, including:
18 crus (xxx[456]78)
26 combinations of 5678 on the back, including 4 5678, 1 8765, 1 7568
28 combinations of 5678 on the front, including 6 8765
45 runs of 4 or more bells (forwards & reverse)
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1280 Bristol S Major

By Paul Flavell
M B W H  23456
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  -   -  23564
  - - 2  32465
  X 2 -  53246  
- -   -  23456

X=4ths, In

Rung at Kingston, 9th Dec 94

246 musical rows, including:
45 crus (xxx[456]78)
128 combinations of 5678 on the back, including 17 5678, 3 8765, 12 6578
80 combinations of 5678 on the front, including 1 5678, 5 8765, 2 7568, 2 7658
67 runs of 4 or more bells (forwards & reverse)
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1344 Bristol S Major

By Stephen Theobald
M   B   V   W   H   2345678
---------------------------
                S   2435678
    P          3S   3752468
S   -       S   S   3427568
-   Q  -S   -   2   2345678

where:
3S = - - S
P = S Before, S 4ths, S Before
Q = In, S 4ths, In

Contains 21 x 468 (incl. Queens and 16 other 2468),
17 other crus, 8 x 7568 and 6 x 7658 off the back.
Also 3 x 5678 and 7 x 8765 off the front.
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1280 Spliced London, Bristol, Glasgow & Belfast S Major

By Stephen Theobald
         12345678
         --------
Bristol  14263857
Glasgow -12357486
Belfast -15237486
London  -14352678
         --------
Bristol  15463827
Belfast -16543827
Glasgow -15327684
London  -16253478

Repeat 4 times (5 part).

Contains 97 musical rows, including:
26 crus (xxx[456]78)
47 combinations of 5678 on the back, including 6 5678
34 runs of 4 or more bells (forwards & reverse)
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1280 Spliced S Major (Std 8m)

By Paul Flavell
B  H                  2345678
----                  -------
-  -   C, Y-, S, N-   2356478
   2   P, L, R-, B-   3526478

Five part (Note the 'Plain Bob' part ends)
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1280 Spliced S Major (Std 8m)

By Stephen Theobald

This is based on the FALSE composition given in Quarter 500 (p26, col 1, no 3) - please correct your copies appropriately!

W  M  H                       23456
-------                       -----
-  -  -   L S- Y C R N- P R-  64235
-     3   B P- R- B- B-       36245
-     3   L S- Y C N- B- B-   43265

Repeat

Contains:
106 combinations of 5678 on the back, including 12 x 5678, 12 x 4578, 12 x 6578, 2 x 8765
28 combinations of 5678 on the front, including 1 x 5678, x 2 8765
58 runs of 4 or more bells (forwards & reverse), Queens

First rung at Croydon, St John, Dec 93.  Rung again at Headingley, Oct 10
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1250 Superlative S Major

By Keith Anderson
B  M  H  23456
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-        35264
   - 2S  25463
   S     35462
   2    (25364)

Rounds 2 changes later

Contains 9 x 5678, 4 x 6478, 10 x 8765, Tittums.
Also 8 x 8765 and 8 x 5678 off the front
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1344 Superlative S Major

By Paul Flavell
5  B  4  H  23456  OR  5  B  M  4  23456
-----------------      -----------------
   -        35264         -        35264
-     -     42635      -     -  -  34625
   -     -  42356         -        42356
            -----                  -----
    3 part                 3 part

Both compositions contain 96 combinations of 5678
off both front and back.
Includes 18 x 5678, 18 x 8765, 4 x 6478, 4 x 4578
and 12 x 7568 off the front.
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1344 Pudsey S Major

By Paul Flavell
1  2  3  4  5  6  7  2345678
----------------------------
-     -  -     -     3427856
----------------------------
6 part.

96 comb of 5678 on the front &
96 comb of 5678 on the back

6 x 5678, 6 x 468, 12 x 7658, 6 x 8765
and 6 x 7568 off the front

Also true to C, Y, N (but less music)
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1278 Rutland S Major

By Paul Flavell
M  I  4  B  5  W  H  2345678
----------------------------
                  -  4325678
  S3              -  3572468
               S  S  2753468
   -  -  -  S        2346578
   -        S        3427568
         S  -  -  -  2435678
                  S  2345678

Snap start at wrong.

Contains 15 x 5678, 6 x 6578, 6 x 7568 and
15 x 468 (incl. Queens, Kings & Whittingtons)
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1344 Yorkshire S Major

By Paul Flavell
5  B  M  W  4  H  2345678
-------------------------
   -           -  2356478
-        S     S  3572468
         S     S  2753468
-     -  S  -  S  2347568
-  -           S  6235478
      S        2  2345678

Contains 10 x 5678, 2 x 7568,
15 x 468 (incl. Queens & Whittingtons)
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1280 Yorkshire S Major

By Paul Flavell
5  M  4  H  23456
-----------------
         -  42356
   -        32654
-  -  S  -  23465

 Repeat (2 part)

111 musical rows, including:
30 crus (xxx[456]78)
52 combinations of 5678 on the back, including 10 5678, 10 6578
24 combinations of 5678 on the front, including 4 8765
45 runs of 4 or more bells (forwards & reverse)
Kings
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1250 Yorkshire & Superlative S Major (easy half-lead spliced)

By Stephen Theobald
Every lead called as Yorkshire (1st half), Superlative (2nd half)
Composition: W, H, 3W, 2H, SW
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1312 Glasgow S Major

By Paul Flavell (rung 3.1.99)
5   O   I   H  23456
--------------------
    -       -  23645
-   -          32546
-   -   -      34625
-   -          43526
-   -   -      42635
-       -      23456

6 place bobs.
96 comb of 5678 on the back,
77 comb of 5678 on the front.
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1344 London S Major

By Paul Flavell (rung 6.12.98)
M	B	W	H	23456
-------------------------------------
-	-		-	43526
	-		-	43265
-	-	-	-	24365
-	-	-	-	32465
	-		-	32654
	-	-	-	34256
-	-	-	-	23456

18 x 5678, 15 x 6578.
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1344 Spliced S Major (Std 8m, Palindromic)

By Paul Flavell
                         2345678         
B- R- L- P- B- B-        3245876
P  Y- B- B- R- Y  S- Bs  4236857
S  C- B- N  L  S- B-     2346578
B- S  L  N- B- C  Ss     4327586
B- S  Y- R- B- B- Y  P-  3247658
B- B- P- L- R- B-        2345678

36 com, 512 B, 192 S, 128 RLPY, 64 CN.

Palindromic composition.  Lots of split tenors (and inverse tenors off the front).
The method choice, especially S, B and P exploit the 5678 music off the front and back.
There are also combinations of 5678 in the middle of changes, so in fact there is something in every lead.

Contains 364 musical rows, including:
36 crus (xxx[456]78)
220 combinations of 5678 on the back, including 18 5678, 4 8765, 10 7568, 10 7658, 16 6578
118 combinations of 5678 on the front, including 7 5678, 5 8765, 5 7568, 5 7658
82 runs of 4 or more bells (forwards & reverse)
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1296 Stedman Caters

By Paul Flavell
Call bobs at:
1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14

12 part (each part contains 18 sixes)
Contains 72 com of 789 at the back
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1259 Grandsire Caters

By Eddie Martin
1 2 3 4 5 123456789
-------------------
S     S   163425789
S         123465789 (6 leads)
- - S     152364789
S       S 132654789
- - S -   132456789 (4 leads)
- S - S   123456798 (4 leads)
-     - - 123456879
S S -   - 182453769
      - - 124356789
-     S   164327589
    S -   132457698 (6 leads)
- S - S   123457689 (4 leads)
  -   -   145327698 (6 leads)
  - - S  (132547698)
-------------------

Contains all the near misses as follows:

213456789  row 448
132456789  row 450
124356789  row 792
123546789  row 989
123465789  row 198
123457689  row 1062
123456879  row 612
123456798  row 522
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1260 Grandsire Caters

By Tom Lawrance
2 3 4 5 10  23456789
--------------------
S S S -  S  34258967
- - S -  S  42358967
- - S -  S  23458967
S - S -  -  43258769
S S S -  -  23456987
S - S -  -  43256789
- - S -  -  23456789
--------------------
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1350 Grandsire Caters

By Paul Flavell (rung 13.12.98)
1	2	3	4	5	23456789
-			-	S	32456978
A					24356978
S	-		-		42397568
A					23497568
S		S	-		32456879
A					24356879
-			-	S	42356987
A					23456987
-		-	S		42356789
A					23456789

A = 123,123.
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1272 Little Bob Major

By Paul Flavell
I  W  M  5  23456
-----------------
-        -* 34256
-        -  42356
  (S) -     32645

12 part.
Omit (S) in 1st & 7th parts
* = SBBS in 3rd part only

Contains 96 crus and all
36 combination course ends
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1280 London S Major

By Paul Flavell
M  I  B  V  W  H  23456
-----------------------
   -     -        34256
-     -        -  24536
  S3     S     -  43652
      -        -  43526
  S3     S     -  32654
      -     -     42356
   -     -        23456

Palindromic composition.  22 x 5678.
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1302 Grandsire Triples

By Paul Flavell
            234567
------------------
S2,3,S4,7   324657
1,2         432657
1,2         243657
S2,3,S4,5,6 423675
1,2         342675
1,2         234675

3 part.  All the near misses.

Rung 15th Oct 2000 at Kingston upon Thames
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1344 Yorkshire S Major

By Paul Flavell
2 5 7 2345678
-------------
- - - 4237856
S - - 3426578
- S - 2347856
S - - 4236578
- S - 3427856
- - - 2345678

Palindromic composition.
96 combs of 5678 on the back.

Rung 10th Sept 2000 at Kingston upon Thames
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1296 Little Bob Royal

By Paul Flavell
W  H  23456
-----------
-  SS 52436
-  S  34526
-  S  25346
-  SS 42356

3 part

Rung 1st Sept 2000 South Croydon
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1296 Grandsire Caters

By Paul Flavell
1 2 3 23456789
--------------
-     78965423
- S - 97865432
- - - 89765432
- - - 78965432

4 part.

Rung 27th Aug 2000 at Kingston upon Thames
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1440 Bristol S Major

By Paul Flavell
          2345678
-----------------
S4,5,6,S7 2345867
S1,2,3,S4 4235867

3 part.

144 combs of 5678 on the front
240 combs of 5678 on the back
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1280 Bristol S Major

By Paul Flavell
M  B  5  W  H  2345678
----------------------
   -  -  3* 3* 5273468
   S3 S     5* 3247568
 B 4th B    4* 2345678

5* = BBSBB. 4* = BSBB.   3* = BSB.

24 x 7568, 20 x 5678
12 x 2468 inc. Queens, 16 x 3468 inc. Whittingtons
72 combs of 5678 on the front.
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1280 London S Major

By Paul Flavell
M  B  V  W  H  23456
--------------------
-  -     -  -  42356
-  -        -  32546
-  S3 S        43265
-  -        -  23645
   S3 S  -     64352
-  In -     -  34256
-  -     -  -  23456

20 5678, 7 6578.

Rung Nov 1999 at Kingston upon Thames.
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1280 Spliced S Major (5m: C,Y,N,S,R)

By Stephen Theobald
         B M H  23456
---------------------
CY-NS-   -   -  23564
CYNSR-       -  52364
R- SR-     - -  43265
R  SR-       -  24365
RCYNS-       -  32465

Repeat

96 combinations of 5678 on the back, including 17 x 5678, 17 x 6578, 12 x 6478, 12 x 5478
48 combinations of 5678 on the front, including 2 x 5678, 4 x 8765, 3 x 7568, 3 x 7658
52 runs of 4 or more bells (forwards & reverse)
Queens

Rung at Trumpington in July 2002.  Rung again at Trumpington in March 2011.
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1280 Spliced S Major (6m: C,Y,N,S,R,B)

By Stephen Theobald
         B W H  23456
---------------------
    B-       -  42356
 RY-R-     - -  35426
CY-NS-   -   -  35264

Repeat 4 times (5 part)

First rung Sept 2002 at Trumpington.
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1344 Cambridge S Major

By Mark Norris
B M W H  23456
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      -  42356
  -   -  63254
S S S S  52376
 V  -    25346
    - -  34256
      -  23456

Contains 32 crus, 7 x 468 of which 4 x 2468

First rung Jan 2009 at Trumpington.

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1376 Pudsey S Major

By Paul Flavell
1 2 3 4 5 6 7	2345678
-----------------------
    -     -     4325876
S S -		3247658
-   - -   -	2435876
S S -		4327658
-   - -   -	3245876
S S -		2437658
-     - 	4235678
S S 		3427856
S S 		2345678

100 combs of 5678 on the back including 16 x 5678
120 combs of 5678 on the front inc 12 x 5678, 18 x 8765
6 x 5678 in 3456
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1342 Superlative S Major

By Paul Flavell
5   B   M   W   4  (2536478)
---------------------------
            S   S   4326758
S   S       S   S   3246758
S   S       S   S   2436758
-       S   -   -   2364578
    -               3425678
    -               4536278
-       -       -   4263578
    -               2345678

Snap start.

253 combs of 5678 on the front, back and across the change including 5678s 8765s front and back and in 3456.
17 crus (of which 11 x 5678, 2 x 6478, 4 x 4578), plus 8 x 8765 at the back.
Off the front: 12 x 5678, 6 x 7568, 3 x 7658, 12 x 8765.
Tittums and a 345678xx.
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1280 Bristol S Major (variable hunt)

By Alan T Winter
      1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
      ---------------
BOB34 2 1 4 3 5 6 7 8
      2 3 1 6 4 8 5 7
S1234 2 3 6 1 4 8 5 7
      2 1 3 8 6 7 4 5
      2 8 1 7 3 5 6 4
      ---------------
Repeat 7 times (8 part). All the work for every bell.

BOB34 = 34    [The front two bells dodge (resulting in a triple-dodge), thereby changing the hunt bell]
S1234 = 1234  [A conventional single]

First rung Jan 2009 at Trumpington.
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1280 Superlative S Major

By Paul Flavell, Oct 2010
5   B   M   W   4   H   2345678
-------------------------------
    -                   3526478
        -   S   S   -   2346758
S   S   -               4536278
-       -       -       4263578
            -   S   S   5263748
-   S   S   -           2364578
    -               -   2345678

Palindromic
14 crus (xxx[456]78)
80 combinations of 5678 on the back, including 10 5678 and 10 8765.
112 combinations of 5678 on the front, including 12 5678 and 12 8765.
103 runs of 4 or more bells (forwards & reverse), including 1234s/4321s front and back
5 leads of megatittums course.
Tittums

First rung in Oct 2010 at Dodderhill,
and again in Nov 2010 at Trumpington.
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1344 Bristol S Major

By Paul Flavell, Oct 2010
4    B    5    W    H   2345678
     -    -    -S   -   2735468
-    -                  3245678

Repeat

231 musical rows, including:
14 crus (xxx[456]78)
64 combinations of 5678 on the back, including 8 5678 and 8 8765
128 combinations of 5678 on the front, including 8 5678, 8 6578, 8 8765 and 16 5468
75 runs of 4 or more bells (forwards & reverse)
9 2468 including Queens, 9 3468 including Whittingtons
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1260 Grandsire Caters

By Paul Flavell, Oct 2010
1  2  3  4  5	23456789
   S     -  -	53426978
   -     -  S	32456987
-        -  S	23456798
-        -  S	32456879
-        -  S	23456987
-        -  S	32456798
-        -  S	23456879

Repeat

135 musical rows, including:
8 crus (xxx[456]7890)
107 runs of 4 or more bells (forwards & reverse).
At the back, 14 x 7890, 17 x 9780 and 17 x 9870
18 x 23456 off the front and 18 x 654320 at the back
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