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

[Mark Davies]

Mark Eccleston's idea, of little-bell music with the 6th fixed, has 
continued to intrigue me. It turns out that it is possible to string 
together a large number of contiguous courses with the 6th home, whilst 
ensuring every course contains LB runs at the back.

The following new block (which I shall call the Phi Block) is one example:

2341658709E
2134658709E s5 s14 18 (23456)
1325648709E s6 7 19   (2345)
3245618709E 6 s7      (4321)
2541638709E s6 7 18   (1234)
5341628709E 7         (65432)
3152648709E 6 7 18    (2345)
3251648709E s5 s9 s14 (3456 plus 12345 off front)
3241658709E s5 s6 s14 (23456)
2341658709E 6 7 s19   (6543 plus 12345 off front)

It is easily joined into peal-length compositions - for instance, this 
arrangement pairs it up with four different back-bell positions:

5021 Stedman Cinques comp. MBD

2314567890E
-----------
234165879E0      a
213465879E0  s5 s14 18   |
132564879E0  s6 7 19     |
324561879E0  6 s7        |
254163879E0  s6 7 18     | A
534162879E0  7           |
315264879E0  6 7 18      |
325164879E0  s5 s9 s14   |
324165879E0  s5 s6 s14   |
-----------
23416587E90  6 7 s10 s19
32416587E90      A
234165E7908  2 6 7 s10 s19
324165E7908      A
2341658709E  1 2 6 7 s19
3124658709E      A*
4123658709E  s9 s16 s18
1342658709E  s7 18
-----------

a = s3 8 9 s10 12 13 s15 18 21 s22
A* = A with bob at 18

Contains:
15 567890E
9 56789E0
5 near misses (21, 32, 43, 54, E0)
63 80T
8 front LB5 (8 12345)
36 back LB5 (24 23456, 12 65432)
13 front LB4 (9 1234, 4 4321)
105 back LB4 (12 1234, 12 4321, 24 2345, 12 5432, 36 3456, 9 6543)
42 reverse rollups (18 9876, 24 E098)

It is possible to do even better with slightly more complicated 
callings. The following "Chi Block" is three courses longer, but 
actually has a higher density of runs per course. Two courses have pairs 
of LB sixes on the back, and there is an additional LB5 at the front.

2341658709E
3241658709E s5 s14 s16    (23456)
4235618709E 6 19          (6543 plus both 12345 & 23456 off the front)
5231648709E 6 s9 s16 18   (1234)
2541638709E s7 s19        (2345)
1234658709E s9 s16 19     (2345 and 65432)
1453628709E s7 s16 18 s19 (5432)
1325648709E s9 19         (2345)
5213648709E 6 s9 s16 s19  (1234 and 4321)
5341628709E s18 19        (4321)
3152648709E 6 7 18        (2345)
3251648709E s5 s9 s14     (3456 plus 12345 off the front)
2341658709E s5 s6 s14 s16 (23456)

I see no reason why the Chi block couldn't be linked into a good peal, 
but haven't had a chance to try yet.

MBD