Quarter Peal Compositions of 2024s

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104 (2,024) Spliced Bob Doubles (2 methods)

Donald F Morrison
234  H
423  -  AAAA.
342  -  PPPP.
234  -  PPPP.

Contains 80 Plain Bob and 24 Ashford Little Bob and all the work of both methods for every bell.
For 2,024 Doubles ring sixteen extents (or equivalent) of doubles methods to taste, and one 104.

104 (2,024) Spliced Bob Doubles (3 methods)

Donald F Morrison
  2345  Bistow Little Bob
- 4235  St Simon's Bob
- 5342  Plain Bob
- 5324  St Simon's Bob
  2543  Plain Bob
- 2534  St Simon's Bob
- 4325  Plain Bob
- 4352  St Simon's Bob
  5423  Plain Bob
- 5432  St Simon's Bob
- 2354  Plain Bob
- 2345

Contains 50 each Plain Bob and St Simon's Bob and 4 Bistow Little Bob, with 10 changes of method.
For 2,024 Doubles ring sixteen extents (or equivalent) of doubles methods to taste, and one 104.

612 (584, 2,024) Plain Bob Minor

Donald F Morrison
2345  F   I   H
2435          s
4532      1
3425  ss      s
Repeat twice.

No backstroke 65s.
For 584 replace the first three leads by one lead of Little Bob.
For 2,024 minor call two extents (or one 1,440) of minor methods to taste and one 584.

2,016 (2,024) Plain Bob Triples

Donald F Morrison
23456  W  H
52436  -  3
34256  s  s
Repeat five times, call bob
for single half-way and end.

For 2,024 call any four leads Mirror Bob Major instead of Plain Bob Triples, with calls in Mirror Bob as in Plain Bob Triples: - = 1478 and s = 123478.

2,072 (2,024) Plain Bob Triples

Donald F Morrison
23456  W   F   M   H
26354          2*  s
43526      s   2   4
52436  -           -
34256  s           s
32456              s ╮
24536  s           5 │A
53246  -           - │
42356  s           s23456       A       
2* = - s;
4 = - - s -;
5 = s - - s -.

For 2,024 replace the first four leads by one lead of Baldrick Little Bob.

2,048 (2,024) Cambridge Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison
23456  B  M  W  H
65432     -  -  -
56324  -        s
23465     -  -  3
Repeat.

For 2,024 call any twelve leads as Semiquincentenary Alliance instead of Cambridge.

2,048 (2,024) Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison
23456  B  M  H
42356        -
63254     -  -
63542  -     -
32546     -  2
Repeat.

For 2,024 call any twelve leads as Yorkshire Alliance instead of Yorkshire Surprise.

2,080 (2,024) Little Bob Major

Donald F Morrison
 23456   W   M   B   H
 42356               -
(25643)      s   -
 53642       s       4
 56342   ss          s
Repeat four times.
4 = - s - -.

For 2,024 omit ss from any one part.

2,208 (2,024) Plain Bob Major

Donald F Morrison
23456  B   M   H
43652      -
42365  2   s   ss
Repeat five times.

Contains all 24 each 56s, 65s, 8765s off the front and 8756s off the front, and back rounds.
Reduce to 5,024 by replacing the first five leads of one part by one lead of Little Bob, and omitting ssH from any one part.

2,208 (2,024) Plain Bob Major

Donald F Morrison
234567  W   V   B   M   H
46352               -   s
473526      s       ss
254637      s   4   s   -
42356   -           -   ss
Repeat twice.

Contains all 24 each 56s, 8765s, 5678s off the front and 8765s off the front, and back rounds.
Reduce to 5,024 by replacing the first five leads of one part by one lead of Little Bob, and omitting one ss from any one part.

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2,024 New Year's Eve Little Alliance Major

Donald F Morrison
23456  M  B  W  H
42356  -  -  -  -
65324  -     -  -
64523     -  -  -
63425     -  -  -
24365        2  2
Repeat.

Contains all 24 each 56s and 65s, with no 82s.
Also true to Bradman Alliance.

2,024 New Year's Eve Little Alliance Major

Donald F Morrison
234567  M      B     W   H
42356   -      -     -   -
35264        sT,sV   -
274635  -     sV
425637  ss  sB,F,B
24365          -     -   2
Repeat.

Contain all 24 each 56s and 65s, and 16 each 8765s and 8756s.

2,024 Spliced Major (5 methods)

Donald F Morrison
23456  B  M  W  H
43526        2  -  RN.XY.R.
32465  -           YN.CY
42563     -        R.NR    ╮
42635  -        -  NY.CC.  │A
42356  -       [-] YN.CY.  ╯
24365      A*
34256      A
43265      A*
23456      A     
A* = A, omitting [-].

Contains 576 Yorkshire Surprise, 544 Lincolnshire Surprise (N), 512 Cambridge Surprise, 384 Rutland Surprise and 8 Little Bob (X),with 58 changes of method, 15 each 56s and 65s, and 9 5678s off the front.

2,112 (2,024) Spliced Major (4–7 methods)

Donald F Morrison
23456  B  M  W  H  6 methods
24365  2  -  - [-] E(WWC).BS.BCY.C.E.
Repeat five times, omitting [-]
from alternate parts.

Contains 576 Cambridge Surprise, 384 each Bristol Surprise, Cornwall Surprise (W) and Lessness Surprise (E) and 192 each Superlative Surprise and Yorkshire Surprise,with 54 changes of method, all 24 each 56s and 65s, and 12 each 5678s off the front and 6578s off the front.
For five methods ring Cambridge instead of Superlative, or instead of Yorkshire.
For four methods ring Cambridge instead both Superlative and Yorkshire.
Any of these three arrangements may be reduced to 2,024 by, in one part only, replacing the parenthesized leads by one lead of Little Bob.

2,024 Spliced Major (9 methods)

Donald F Morrison
  2345678  Superlative Surprise
  5738264  Double Norwich Court Bob
s 2435678  Cornwall Surprise
s 3624857  Yorkshire Surprise
- 6457382  Wellington Little Bob
s 8723456  London Surprise
  2847635  (hunt)
  8274365  Lessness Surprise
- 3782546  Bristol Surprise
- 8372546  Cambridge Surprise
- 3246857
Repeat seven times, calling single
for bob half-way and end.
(hunt) = one change with place notation 18.

Note that half the time the ringing is on the “wrong” stroke.
Contains 256 each Bristol Surprise, Cambridge Surprise, Cornwall Surprise, Lessness Surprise, London Surprise, Superlative Surprise and Yorkshire Surprise, 128 Double Norwich Court Bob and 96 Wellington Little Bob, with 71 changes of method, 12 each 56s and 8765s, 4 each 65s, 8756s, 7568s, 6578s off the front and 8756s off the front, 70 runs of four or more consecutive bells either at the back (53) or at the front (17), kings and Whittingtons.

2,024 Spliced Major (9 methods)

Donald F Morrison
  12345678  Cambridge Surprise
  15738264  Double Norwich Court Bob
  14263857  London Surprise
  16482735  (link)
  61428375  Wellington Little Bob
- 68753421  Yorkshire Surprise
  63271845  Lessness Surprise
- 68732514  Superlative Surprise
- 67214853  Cornwall Surprise
- 68172345  Bristol Surprise
- 67812345
Repeat seven times.
The (link) is one change with place notation 38.

Note that half the time the ringing is on the “wrong” stroke.
Contains 256 each Bristol Surprise, Cambridge Surprise, Cornwall Surprise, Lessness Surprise, London Surprise, Superlative Surprise and Yorkshire Surprise, 128 Double Norwich Court Bob and 96 Wellington Little Bob, with 71 changes of method, all the work of every method for every bell (including the treble), and 90 runs of four or more consecutive bells either at the back (65) or at the front (25).

Alternative arrangement:
Replace Bristol Surprise by Dewsbury Alliance,
Cambridge Surprise by Cambridge Treble Place,
Cornwall Surprise by Cornwall Alliance,
Yorkshire Surprise by Yorkshire Alliance,
Lessness Surprise by the as yet unnamed Lessness-like alliance method x3x4x56x6x2x5x5x4.5,2 [f],
and Superlative Surprise by the as yet unnamed Superlative-like alliance method x36x4x5x36x45x36x56x7,2 [b].
Contains 320 Dewsbury Alliance, 272 Unnamed Lessness-like Alliance, 256 each Cambridge Treble Place, London Surprise and Unnamed Superlative-like Alliance, 240 Yorkshire Alliance, 192 Cornwall Alliance, 128 Double Norwich Court Bob and 96 Wellington Little Bob, with 71 changes of method, all the work of every method for every bell (including the treble) and each lead different (including the hunt works).

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2,024 Londinium Alliance Royal by Donald F Morrison
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2,024 Londinium Alliance Royal by Donald F Morrison
See:
2,024 Londinium Alliance Royal by Donald F Morrison

2,024 Londinium Alliance Royal

Donald F Morrison
23456  M  I  W  H
34562     a  -  -
24365     b  -
43652     a  -  -
42356     b  -  -
34256  -  b  -  -
23456  -  b  -  -
a = s6ths,sT,sV,s7ths;
b = In, V.

Contains 19 56s and 7 65s.
Also true to Allemthorne Alliance, Houndsditch Alliance, Knottingley Alliance, London No. 3 Alliance, London No. 34 Alliance and Trinity Alliance.

See:
2,024 Londinium Alliance Royal by Donald F Morrison
See:
2,024 Londinium Alliance Royal by Donald F Morrison
See:
2,024 Londinium Alliance Royal by Donald F Morrison

2,024 Plain Bob Cinques

Donald F Morrison
23456  W   B   M   H
42635  -       -
64523  -       -
35426      2x
23456  -           6
2x = x x;
6 = s - - s - -.
x = 18E.

2,024 Plain Bob Cinques

Donald F Morrison
23456  W   B   I   H
45632      2x  x
43256  s   x   2x  3
Repeat.
2x = x x;
x = 18E.

2,112 (2,024) Little Bob Maximus

Donald F Morrison
23456  W   M   H
64352 [ss] -   -
34265  s   -   ss
Repeat five times.

For 2,024 omit [ss] from any one part.
Either length contains all 24 each 56s and 65s.