[r-t] Early peals of Cambridge Maximus

[Alan Reading]

>
> I seem to remember (from ringing in an anniversary performance I
> hasten to add, not from the 1908 original!) the composition for the
> first peal of Cambridge S Maximus was MHW x 5.



I believe so. This is really a very similar composition. Just observe that
MHW x 2 gives the same transposition as WM. So replace MHWMHW with WM and
then replace the 2 missing courses by calling 3 homes.

On 23 January 2013 18:23, James Smith <james.smith5040 at gmail.com> wrote:

> > From: Philip Earis <Earisp at rsc.org>
> > To: "ringing-theory at bellringers.net" <ringing-theory at bellringers.net>
> > Subject: [r-t] Early peals of Cambridge Maximus
> > >
> >
> > What I found especially notable was the original composition that was
> rung -
> > a 10 course block by H Law James.  Instead of being the tired and
> uninspired
> > arrangement (keeping the 6th home, for example) I'd have naively
> assumed, it
> > actually has really a rather fresh and neat feel to it (especially after
> the
> > opening three courses) with plenty of little-bell courses:
> >
>
> I seem to remember (from ringing in an anniversary performance I
> hasten to add, not from the 1908 original!) the composition for the
> first peal of Cambridge S Maximus was MHW x 5.
>
> James
>
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