PB Major compositions

Also see compositions of Grandsire Major, Grandsire Royal, Grandsire Maximus and Grandsire Fourteen. Please feel free to call any of these compositions, but if you do, I would appreciate a brief note to let me know. Thankyou.


1296 PB Major (BJW no.1)

 W  B  M  H  23456 
    1  3*    25364
 4  2  3+    24635
 2* 1     -  23456 

2* = s-     3* = --s
3+ = s-s     4 = s-s-

Handbell positions:
3-4 at home for first 7 leads, coursing otherwise.
5-6 at home for first 4 and last 4 leads, coursing otherwise.
Music:
13 CRU: 4 56s, 4 64s, 4 54s, 1 45.

 

1328 PB Major (BJW no.2)

 W  B  M  H  23456 
 s     -     43625
 -     3*    54632
    3  2*    26453
 4  2  s     23645
    1     -  23456 

2* = -s     3* = -s-
4 = s-s-

Handbell positions:
3-4 at home for first 6 leads, coursing otherwise.
5-6 at home for first lead and last 4 leads, in 3-4 position for 5 leads, and coursing otherwise.
Music:
7 CRU: 3 56s, 3 45s, 1 54.

Variation:
Call Little Bob between first W and M to reduce composition to 1256 Spliced P Major (2m).
3-4 at home for first 2 leads, coursing otherwise.
5-6 at home for first lead and last 4 leads, in 3-4 position for 1 lead, coursing otherwise.

 

1312 PB Major (BJW no.3)

 W  B  M  H   23456 
    1  4*     35462
    3         24635
 3* 1     4+  23456 

3* = s-s     4* = --s-
4+ = -s--

Oliver Hall suggested that it is easier to call from 5-6 if your pair always course the same way round. This composition is based on that suggestion, but without seeing Oliver's own composition (below).
Handbell positions:
3-4 at home for first 7 leads, coursing otherwise.
5-6 at home for first 4 and last 25 leads, coursing otherwise.
Music:
25 CRU: 16 56s, 5 64s, 4 45s.
Tittums.

 

1344 PB Major (Oliver R Hall)

 W  M  H  23456 
 -  -     42635
 4* -  -  56432
 -  3*    25364
 -  -  4+ 23456 

3* = s-s     4* = --s-
4+ = -s--

Handbell positions:
3-4 at home for 3 leads, coursing for 75 leads.
5-6 at home for 23 leads, coursing for 51 leads.
Music:
22 CRU: 14 56s, 4 45s, 2 64s, 2 54s.
Tittums.

 

Also see compositions of Grandsire Major, Grandsire Royal, Grandsire Maximus and Grandsire Fourteen.


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