Don Morrison’s Peal Compositions of Plain Royal

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5,040 Little Bob Royal

Donald F Morrison (no. 388) 
234567890   2  4  5  7  9
62435          -  s
52364          s  2     3
32465             -     3
53426          -  s
42536          -        -
35246          2        2
65234          s  s
352649078   -  s  3  -
235649708   s           -
54362             -     s
23465             -     -
234658790            -  3
53426          s  s
23456          s        3
452369078   -  -     s  -
452367890   -        -
23546          s        -
25436          -        2
32456          -        3
Repeat.

Contains all 9 near misses.

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5,040 Little Bob Royal

Donald F Morrison (no. 389) 
234567890     B   W  T  H
2354687       s         s
23456         s         3
2354678       s         s
45236         s   -     -
53426         s         2
26435         ss  -  s  3
24365             -     2
2536487              s  s
32465                s  -
3254768      F/I  2
324576        s         3
435276        s   -
2436587       -         2
2536478              s  s
32465                s  -
25436             2  s  3
32456         ss  -     3
Repeat. s = 1278.

Contains all 24 each 567890s, 657890s, 568790s and 658790s, the maximum with the treble fixed 100 67890s, and all 9 near misses.

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5,184 (5,040) Little Bob Royal

Donald F Morrison (no. 3664) 
23456  W   M   H
63452      s
54632  -       s
65432      ss  -
42365  2   -  [s]
Repeat eleven times, omitting [s]
half-way and end.

Reduce to 5,040 by omitting ssM from any two parts.
Especially suitable for hand bells.

Rung on handbells at Coggeshall on 13 October 2008, conducted by Alan P Mayle.
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5,184 (5,040) Little Bob Royal

Donald F Morrison (no. 3665) 
23456  W   M   H
42356          -
62354      s
54623  -   2*  s
34625      s
23645  -   3
42536  -   2*
65423  -   -  [-]
36452  -   -   2*
26354  ss  2
24365  -   -   2
Repeat three times, calling s for [-]
in alternate parts.
2* = - s.

Reduce to 5,040 by omitting the 3M from any one part, or by omitting ssW from any two parts.
Especially suitable for hand bells: throughout either both 3-4 and 5-6 are in their home positions, or at least one of 3-4 or 5-6 are coursing.

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5,040 Little Bob Royal

Donald F Morrison (no. 3666) 
234567890  2  4  5  9
42356               -
346257089  -  -  -   
65423         6  - [s] ╮
26453         -  4     │A
23465         -  -  5  ╯
42365               -
345267890  2  -  -
23465           A*   
Repeat.
6 = s - - s - -; 4 = - s - s; 5 = s - - s -.
A* = A, calling - for [s].

Especially suitable for hand bells.

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5,472 (5,040) Little Bob Royal

Donald F Morrison (no. 3667) 
2345678  W  M  H
4263587  -  -  x
65234    6  - [s]
36254    -  6
23465    -  -  6
Repeat three times, calling - for [s]
in alternate parts.
x = 1278.
6 = - - s - - s.

Reduce to 5,040 by calling 3 for any two instances of 6.
Especially suitable for hand bells.

Rung on handbells at Cambridge (102 Mawson Road) on 13 March 2012, conducted by Michael G Purday.
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5,184 (5,040) Little Bob Royal

Donald F Morrison (no. 3668) 
2345678  B  W  M  T  H
42356                -
4253687  x  3        x
46352    x        x
34265          3  x [z]
23465                -
Repeat seven times, calling - for [z]
in parts 2, 4, 6 and 8, and s for [z]
in parts 3 and 7.
x = 1278; z = 1456.

Reduce to 5,040 by omitting any one block of 3.
Especially suitable for hand bells: 5-6 are always either home or coursing.

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5,040 Grandsire Royal

Donald F Morrison (no. 917) 
23456  1  2  3  4  5
32654  -  -  -     s    (5 leads)
42635  s           s    (6)
64235  -  -  -  s       (5)
34265     -  -  -  -    (5)
Repeat eleven times, calling s for - half-way and end.

Contains all 24 each 56s and 65s.

Published in A Collection of Grandsire Compositions (2004).
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5,040 Grandsire Royal

Donald F Morrison (no. 918) 
23456  1  2  3  4  5  10
43625  -  -  -  -  -  -     (11 leads)
23645     -  -  -  -        (5)
64325     -  -  -           (6)
24365     -  -  -  -        (5)
24563  -  -  -     -        (5)
42563  -  -  -  -           (5)
42365  -  -  -     -        (5)
Repeat five times.

Contains all 24 each 56s and 65s.

Published in A Collection of Grandsire Compositions (2004).
Rung at Hillingdon on 4 January 2015, conducted by James White.
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5,040 Plain Bob Royal

Donald F Morrison (no. 274) 
23456  W B/F/I M  H
42356      x      -
64523  -       2
54326      x   -
32456  s          -
65432  2       s
25436      x   s
24356  -          2
62345  -       s
24365  s          3*
42365      x      3*
52346  s       s
23456  s          2
3* = - - s.

Contains all 24 each 56s and 65s, and 30 each 23456s and 65432s.

Published in The Ringing World (2003, page 294).
Rung at Washington, DC (Cathedral) on 11 November 2001, conducted by Donald F Morrison.
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5,040 Plain Bob Royal

Donald F Morrison (no. 275) 
234567890  1  5  8  9
64325      s     -  -
243657089  s  -     6
243657890     2     6
Repeat. 6 = s - - s - -.
Rung at Atlanta on 22 October 2000, conducted by Donald F Morrison.
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5,040 Plain Bob Royal

Donald F Morrison (no. 899) 
234567890  1  3  4  5  6  8  9
42356                        -
62345      s              s
423650987  s     -  -        3
423657890        -  -        3
53246      s              -  -
432907856  s  s        s     3
324567890     s        s     2
Repeat.
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5,040 Plain Bob Royal

Donald F Morrison (no. 1032) 
23456  W  M  H
34256        2
23645  -  -
53642  ss s*
63245     -
24365  s     -
Repeat three times.
Call - for s* in alternate parts.

Especially suitable for handbells.

Rung on handbells at Londonderry, New Hampshire on 4 November 1989, conducted by Donald F Morrison.
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5,040 Plain Bob Royal

Donald F Morrison (no. 1252) 
234567890  1  4  5  8  9
42356                  -
62345      s        s
423650987  s  -  -     3
234657890     -  -     2
Repeat three times, calling s for -
halfway and end.
Rung at Washington, DC (Cathedral) on 20 April 2003, conducted by Donald F Morrison.
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5,000 Plain Bob Royal

Donald F Morrison (no. 1253) 
23456789  W    B    M  H
62435     -         s
32465     s            3
52436     s         s
57392648  -    sT   -
23457689    s7ths,sF
453276    s            -
325476    s            -
2436587        1
5432687   s         s
2345687   s            s
7623458        6    -  -
452637    s  s7ths  s
23546     s         s  -
54326     s            -
24356     s            3
63425     s         -  -
23465     s            3
53426     s         s
23456     s            3

Contains all 24 each 56s and 65s, and all 9 near misses.

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5,040 Plain Bob Royal

Donald F Morrison (arr) (no. 2393) 
23456  W  M  H
62435  -  s
32465  s     3
34526  -  s  2
23546  -     3
25436  -     2
32456  -     3
Repeat.
Rung at Bury St Edmunds on 28 December 2006, conducted by Timothy P Hart.
Rung on handbells at Washington, DC (1440 N Street) on 9 April 2012, conducted by Michael G Purday.
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5,040 Plain Bob Royal

Donald F Morrison (no. 2394) 
23456  W  M  H
42356        -
23546  s     2
53426  2     -
63425     s
23465  s     3
24536  -  s  2
53246  -     -
32456  s     2
Repeat.
Rung at Charleston (Grace Church) on 11 September 2005, conducted by Donald F Morrison.
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5,040 Plain Bob Royal

Donald F Morrison (no. 2865) 
23456  W  M  H
42356        -
35426  -     -
56423     -  2
45362  -  -
24356  -  s  3
64352     s
35642  -     -
26435  2  -  -
24365  -     2
Repeat.

Contains all 24 each 56s and 65s, and 88 little bell rollups.

Rung at St Helens (St Helen) on 22 December 2007, conducted by Daniel J Vernon.
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5,040 Plain Bob Royal

Donald F Morrison (no. 7223) 
23456  W  M  H
42356        -
32654     -
46325  -  -  -
24365  -     3
34625  2     -
35642  -  -  2
36452  -     2
23465  -  s  3
53462     s
52436  -  -  2
64523  -  -  -
54326     -
24356  s     3
63425  s  -  -
46532  -  -
25463  -  -  -
23456  -  -  2

Contains all 24 each 56s and 65s, 89 little bell rollups at the back and 89 little bell rollups at the front.

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5,040 Plain Bob Royal

Donald F Morrison (no. 7223a) 
23456  W  M  H
42356        -
32654     -
46325  -  -  -
24365  -     3
26543  -  2  2
35264  -  -  -
42563     -  -
54326  -  -
24356  s     3
34625  s  -
35642  -  -  2
36452  -     2
23465  -  s  3
53462     s
46532  -     -
25463  -  -  -
23456  -  -  2

Contains all 24 each 56s and 65s, 95 little bell rollups at the back and 95 little bell rollups at the front.

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5,040 Plain Bob Royal

Donald F Morrison (no. 7466) 
234567  W  S  M  H
34256            2
36452         2  -
46253         -
24365   -     -  3
53462         -  -
674523  -  -
453627  -  -     -
42563         2  -
54326   -     -
24356   s        3
63425   s     -  -
23465   s        3
46325   s        -
65324         -  2
64352   -     -  2
573624  -  -
234567  -  -  -  -
S = 7ths.

Contains all 24 each 56s and 65s, and 82 each little bell rollups at the back and little bell rollups at the front.

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5,040 Plain Bob Royal

Donald F Morrison (no. 7467) 
234567  W  S  M  H
43526   2        -
65432   -     -  -
674523     -
234657  -  -  s  3
45362         s  -
42563         2  -
35642   2     -  -
64352   -        -
573624  -  -
624537  -  -  2  -
63254         2  -
26435   -     -
32465   -        3
54326   -     -  -
24356   s        3
35426   s        -
23456   -         
S = 7ths.

Contains all 24 each 56s and 65s, and 74 each little bell rollups at the back and little bell rollups at the front.

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5,900 Plain Bob Royal

Donald F Morrison (no. 7969) 
23456  W  M  H
64352  -  a
35642  -     -
46532  2     2
53462  -     -
43265     -  ss
52364     -  -
32465     -  ss
23564     2  2
45236  -  -  -
34256  -     ss
25346  -     -
42356  -     ss
34625  -  -
62345  -     -
53624  -  -  -
46325     -  -
24365  -     ss
53246  -  -  -
52436  -     2
64523  -  -  -
35426     -  -
23456  -     ss
a = 7ths,V,F,6ths.

Contains all 24 each 56s and 65s, and 212 little bell rollups, 106 each at the back and at the front.
Especially suitable for a 900th anniversary.

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5,900 Plain Bob Royal

Donald F Morrison (no. 7970) 
234567890  W  B  M  H
234567089     1     6*
56234      -     2  -
54263      -     -  2
24365            -  6*
Repeat, calling 6 bobs Before in the first
course instead of just one.
6* = s - - s - -.
The W, M and H positions are such that calls at them
affect the little bells in the usual way, while the B
position is such that the tenor runs out at these bobs.

Especially suitable for a 900th anniversary.

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5,040 Plain Bob Royal

Donald F Morrison (no. 7974) 
23456  W   M   H
56423  2   -   2
45362  -   -
36245  2   -
43265  -       ss
26435  -       -
32465  -       ss
46325  -       -
24365  -       ss
Repeat.

Contains all 24 each 56s and 65s, and 152 little bell rollups, 76 each at the back and at the front.

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5,040 Plain Bob Royal

Donald F Morrison (no. 7975) 
23456  W   M   H
56423  2   -   2
45362  -   -
34256  -   -   ss
36452      2   -
43265  -   -   ss
52364      -   -
32465      -   ss
23564      2   2
53462      -
46532  -       -
24365  -   2   ss
34562      -
25346  -   -   -
42356  -       ss
35426  -       -
23456  -       ss

Contains all 24 each 56s and 65s, and 154 little bell rollups, 77 each at the back and at the front.

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5,040 Plain Bob Royal

Donald F Morrison (no. 7976) 
23456  W   M   H
45236  -       -
34256  -       ss
25346  -       -
42356  -       ss
34625  -   -
35642  -   -   2
36452  -       2
43265  -   -   ss
52364      -   -
32465      -   ss
54263      -   -
24365      -   ss
53462      -   -
24536  -   -   -
53246  -       -
56234  -   -   2
42563  -   -   -
35426  -   -   -
23456  -       ss

Contains all 24 each 56s and 65s, and 164 little bell rollups, 82 each at the back and at the front.

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