[r-t] Compositions of the Decade: Part 8 - Cinques

[Jack Gunning]

On 21 Dec, 2009, at 03:39 PM, Philip Earis <Earisp at rsc.org> wrote:
> 1) Little bell Stedman
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> ...
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> MBD uses what he calls his “Generation Three little-bell block (Q)”. This bespoke block is used once a part to obtain maximum little-bell runs in the same courses as the conventional 78 and 87 “tittums” and 87 handstroke home big-bell positions he uses in his three-part plan.
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> Each repetition of the Q blocks gives the following run types:
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>  course six runs
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>      3   4 
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>          5  2345 back
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>      4   4  6543 back
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>          5
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>      5   4 
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>          5  65432 hand
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>      6   4  12345 back
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>          5 
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>      7   4 
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>          5  12345 hand
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>      8   4  65432 back
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>          5 
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> Mark’s Q-block is clearly well-designed, well-employed, and deserves greater attention.
> 
 

I got around to giving Mark's Q block greater attention (I'm not sure if this is the sort of thing that Philip had in mind, but the above is where I got my inspiration):

 5007 S11 v1.2.1
 
 2314567890E
 23146578E90 s1 2 s4 5 s7 8 9 10 11 (20 sixes)
 
 43216578E90    s9     s16  18              |
 31426578E90           s16  18              |
 25416378E90  7 s9     s16 s18       |      |
 51462378E90       s14 s16 s18       |      | Q"
 52361478E90 s7    s14 s16     s19   | Q'   |
 26315478E90       s14 s16 s18       |      |
 21436578E90 s7    s14 s16 s18  19   |      |
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 3142657890E 2 9 10 15 16 s18
 2143657890E Q'
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 231465879E0 s1 2 s10 s13 s15 18
 214365879E0 Q"
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 23146587E90 s2 s10 s15 18
 21436587E90 Q"
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 2314658709E 2 s15 18
 2143658709E Q"
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The Q" block is adapted from MBD's Q block, see e.g. 5007 No.1
 
Contains standard back bell music and at least one little bell run in each course:
93 back LB4 (42 2345, 30 5432, 15 6543, 6 4567)
inc. 60 back LB5 (30 12345, 30 65432)
inc. 6 back LB6 (6 765432)
26 front LB4 (9 1234, 9 4321, 4 2345, 4 5432)
inc. 5 front LB6 (5 123456)
 
Also contains:
11 567890E
12 56789E0
6  657890E
4  near misses (21, 32, 87, E0)
39 80T


My attempts to actually ring it have, so far, been thwarted.  

Jack