[r-t] Compositions of the Decade: Part 5 - Major

[Richard Grimmett]

Philip Earis wrote:
> 
> Quite simply, things have got better and better for eight bell 
> compositions over the decade.
>  
> It may be a slight caricature, but for the last quarter of the 20 ^th 
> century much (most?) 8-bell ringing was objectionable.  There was a 
> preponderance of mediocre compositions and bad methods.
>  
> The problems were acute for many single method peals. Misguided 
> preconceptions led to a fixation on “surprise” methods, .......

I like the article but feel the comments at the beginning about surprise 
methods (and I have only quoted part of them above) are a little at odds 
with the compositions that have been selected which are largely surprise.

Clarrie