Compositions of Spliced Maximus

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• Spliced Cinques and Maximus (4 Methods)

2 Methods

5136 Spliced `London' and Bristol Surprise Maximus
A J Cox

M W H 23456
S S S 54362 3B*9L*3B*
  S S 63452 10L*3B*
S S S 54326 L*4B*L*  A
    S 53426 7B*
  A   23465
S     53462 L*4B
S S S 64325 3B*9L*3B*
    S 63425 7B*
S S S 24356 3B*9L*3B*
    S 23456 11L*

London (L) may be Newgate S, Barford S or Londinium S Maximus. 2592 Bristol and 2544 `London' with 19 changes of method, all the work

Music (with Newgate): 28 crus inc 7 56s & 65s, 60 LB4
Off front: 88 TE09s inc 4 TE098765s & TE098756s, 10 90ETs, 76 LB4

Rung (using Newgate and starting at snap in final course) at St Stephen's, Bristol, 17 July 1982

5304 Spliced Avalon Delight and `Unrung Differential Little Place' Maximus
A J Cox

1 7 8 11 234567890ET
      S  32456       Avalon D
S     S  43256       Avalon D
S     S  24356       Avalon D
X        E098765324T `Unrung DLP' (1 lead)
  S S         65243T Avalon D
  S S         65432T Avalon D
    S         65423T Avalon D
  S S         65234T Avalon D
  S   S  0E98765324T Avalon D
X        423567890ET `Unrung DLP' (1 lead)
S     S  34256       Avalon D
S     S  23456       Avalon D

5280 Avalon Delight and 24 `Unrung Differential Little Place' Maximus (&-1T-1T-167T le 1T 1E098765432T, but rung with a 0E single (shown as X) at the end of each lead of the method). The singles in Avalon are 23 singles (123T at lead end). 4 changes of method.

Music: contains the following numbers of runs anywhere within the change: 211 90ETs, 890Es, 7890s, 6789s, 5678s, 8765s & 9876s, 210 TE09s, E098s & 0987s; 90 4567s & 7654s; 54 3456s & 6543s; 49 2345s & 5432s; 23 1234s & 4321s.

4 Methods

5148 4-Spliced Maximus
A J Cox, from a composition by John S Warboys

  234567890ET Shipward L S
  42638507T9E Bristol S
  57392E4T608 Palatino S
  648203T5E79 Bristol S
  3527496E8T0 Palatino S
  8604T2E3957 Palatino S
  9E7T5038264 Bristol S
  08T6E492735 Palatino S
  795E3T20486 Bristol S
  T0E89674523 Shipward L S
  ET907856342 Avonlink L A
- ET234567890

Repeat 10 times
2112 Bristol S, Palatino S, 704 Shipward L S, 220 Avonlink L A, 109 changes of method, all the work

Rung at St Laurence, Reading, 28 October 2007

Music: 165 of each forward 4-bell run (2345, 3456, ... , 90ET) and 154 of each backward 4-run (5432, 6543, ... , TE09) anywhere within the change

Composition Note. Littleport L S can be rung instead of Shipward L S (156/145 runs)
Ariel S can be rung instead of Palatino S (156/145 runs)
or both Ariel and Littlepost can be rung (147/136 runs)
Using the unrung method &-3-4-2.5.6-2-5-56-7.8-8.9-8-9 le 1T instead of Palatino 175/164 runs can be obtained

5040 4-Spliced Surprise Maximus
A J Cox

M W H  23456
    -  42356  YLYYLCCLYC'
  -   (54326) BLBBB'
-      34625  CBB'LBL
-   -  56423  L'CCLCCBY'
- - -  32465  L'BL'YLBCB'
    -  43265  CYCYYYL'
    -  24365  YCLYYCLCYL'
  -   (62345) LY'
- -    43526  CYBC'BL'L
  -   (24536) BCYLCB'
  - -  53246  CBLBB'BCCLB'
    -  25346  BLBCCC'
  - -  34256  YYLBYYC'BBB'
    -  23456  YYYLYYLYCL'

1296 Yorkshire; 1248 Bristol, Cambridge, Newgate (L), 78 changes of method, all the work

Music: 16 56s & 11 65s; 8 23456s.

Alternatives: Londinium can be rung instead of Newgate; Superlative instead of Yorkshire. Both these substitutions can be used together. NOT TRUE with Ashover or Barford.

Rung at St Stephen, Bristol (B,C,Newgate,Y), 30 November 1997, a later variant (5088) follows.

5088 4-Spliced Surprise Maximus
A J Cox

M W H  23456
    -  42356  YLYYLCCLYC'
  -   (54326) BLBBB'
-      34625  CBB'LBL
-   -  56423  L'YCLCYBY'
- - -  32465  L'BL'CLBCB'
    -  43265  YYCYYYL'
    -  24365  YLYYYLCCLC'
  -   (62345) LY'
- -    43526  CCBC'BL'L
  -   (24536) BCCLCB'
  - -  53246  CBLBB'BCCLB'
    -  25346  BLBYCC'
  - -  34256  CYLBLBYC'BBB'
    -  23456  YYYLYYLYCL'

1296 Bristol, Newgate (L); 1248 Cambridge, Yorkshire, 79 changes of method, all the work

Music: 16 56s & 65s; 8 23456s (39 90ETs off front with Lincolnshire).

Alternatives: Londinium can be rung instead of Newgate; Lincolnshire instead of Cambridge; Superlative instead of Yorkshire. Any combination of these substitutions can be used. NOT TRUE with Ashover or Barford.

Rung at St Stephen, Bristol (B,C,Newgate,Y), 2 March 2008; a variant of the earlier 5040 above.

5040 4-Spliced Surprise Maximus
A J Cox

M W H (43256)
    S  42356  10N*
S S S  53264  5C*Y*3B*
  S S  62354  10N*3B*
S S S  53246  N*Y*N*
    S  52346  11Y*
S S S  43265  N*C*N*
    S  42365  7B*
S      52364  N*4B
S S S  63245  3B*9N*5C*
    S  62345  7B*
S S S  43256  5C*9N*5Y*
      (43256) N(N)

Snap start and finish. 2112 Newgate (N), 1296 Bristol, 864 Yorkshire, 768 Cambridge, 22 changes of method, all the work

Music: 46 crus, inc 10 56s & 7 65s; 32 67890ETs, 8 LB4
Off front: 8 90ETs, 65 TE09s

Rung at St Stephen, Bristol, 25 August 1997

5090 4-Spliced Surprise Maximus
A J Cox

M W H  23456
  - S  54236  11B'5Y*
S S S  32465  3B*Y*5C*
    S  34265  11N*
S S S  62453  5C*Y*5Y*
S      32456  N*4B
S S S  54263  3B*9N*5C*
S S S  62435  N*Y*5C*
    S  64235  7B*
S S    34256  N*4B*5Y
  S S  52436  6Y*N*
  S   (32456) 6C*(C)

Snap finish. 1536 Bristol, 1250 Cambridge, 1152 Newgate (N), Yorkshire, 20 changes of method, all the work

Music: 35 crus, inc 12 56s & 9 65s; 27 67890ETs, 26 LB4
Off front: 4 90ETs, 75 TE09s inc 8 TE098765s

Rung at St Martin's in the Fields, Westminster, 29 August 1998 and St Stephen, Bristol, 30 September 2002

5 Methods

5042 5-Spliced Treble-Dodging Maximus
A J Cox

M  W H  23456
   - S  54236  11A'5Y*
S  S S  32465  3B*Y*5C*
3    S  34265  N'A'A'10N*
S  S S  62453  5C*Y*2A*
S       32456  N*4B
S  S S  54263  3B*9N*2A*
S  S S  62435  N*C*5C*
     S  64235  7B*
S  S    34256  N*4B*5Y
SS S S  52436  5Y*A*Y*3B*
   S   (32456) 6C*(C)

Snap finish. 1152 Bristol S, 1152 Newgate S (N), 1058 Cambridge S, 864 Avon D, Yorkshire, 24 changes of method, all the work

Music: 35 crus, inc 12 56s & 9 65s; 31 67890ETs, 17 LB4
Off front: 4 90ETs, 70 TE09s inc 8 TE098765s

Rung at St Stephen, Bristol, 31 August 1998

5234 5-Spliced Surprise Maximus
A J Cox

M  W  H  23456
   -     52436  11B'5Y
S  S  S  34265  5Y*S*N*
SS S     64235  3B*11N*4B*5C
S  SS    54236  5C*S*11Y*5S
S  S  S  32465  5S*C*3B*
SS S     62435  N*11C*9N*5S
S  S    (32456) 5S*Y*(Y)

Snap finish. 1058 Yorkshire, 1056 Cambridge, Newgate (N), Superlative, 1008 Bristol, 17 changes of method, all the work

Music: 25 crus, inc 10 56s & 7 65s; 118 90ETs, 25 LB4
Off front: 6 TE098765s, 4 TE098756s, 60 TE09s, 31 LB4

Rung at Cheltenham, 12 February 1983

5324, 5196, 5132, 5068, 5004 5 Spliced Maximus
A J Cox

  234567890ET Avonlink L A
- 23T0E896745 Shipward L S
- T230E896745 Shipward L S
- 3T20E896745 Lessness S
  23ET9078564 Yorkshire S
  T03826E4957 Yorkshire S
  8604T53729E Newgate S
  08T63425E79 Yorkshire S
  648507T93E2 Yorkshire S
  57496E8203T Lessness S
- 6457890ET23 Shipward L S
- 5647890ET23 Shipward L S
- 4567890ET23

Repeat 10 times

May be shortened by omitting up to 5 blocks of 3 and associated leads of Shipward L S (Note atw can be lost if inappropriate blocks are omitted).

2112 Yorkshire S, 1408 Shipward L S, 1056 Lessness S, 528 Newgate S, 220 Avonlink L A, 87 changes of method, all the work

Rung as 5004 at St Stephen's, Bristol, 22 January 2005 and 5196 at St Lawrence Reading, 15 October 2006

Music in 5324: 170 of each forward 4-bell run (2345, 3456, ... , 90ET) and 170 of each backward 4-run (5432, 6543, ... , TE09) anywhere within the change; 580 4-bell runs at the back

Composition Note. Littleport L S can be rung instead of Shipward L S (152/152 runs, 484 at back)

5184 5 Spliced Surprise Maximus
A J Cox

W M H  23456
- S   (62435) CA'BYB*
2   -  42365  S'CBABSC'YBAABB'

Repeat 5 times

2016 Bristol S, 1152 Ashover S, 864 Cambridge S, 576 Superlative S, Yorkshire S, 95 changes of method

Rung at St Stephen's, Bristol, 29 April 2002

Music: 44 crus inc 18 56s & 65s, 58 LB4
Off front: 12 7890ETs, 126 TE0987s, 18 LB4

Composition Note. Lincolnshire or Swindon may be rung instead of Superlative (48 90ETs off front) and
Embankment, Barford, Newgate or Cantuar (5280) may be rung instead of Ashover

6 Methods

5060 6 Spliced Maximus
A J Cox

  234567890ET Avonlink L A
- 23T0E896745 Shipward L S
- T230E896745 Shipward L S
- 3T20E896745 Lessness S
  23ET9078564 Cotswold A
  T03826E4957 Yorkshire S
  8604T53729E Newgate S
  08T63425E79 Yorkshire S
  648507T93E2 Cotswold A
  57496E8203T Lessness S
- 6457890ET23 Shipward L S
- 5647890ET23 Shipward L S
- 4567890ET23

Repeat 10 times
1408 Shipward L S, 792 Cotswold A, 1056 Lessness S, Yorkshire S, 528 Newgate S, 220 Avonlink L A, 109 changes of method, all the work

Rung at St Stephen's, Bristol, 16 April 2005

Music: 186 of each forward 4-bell run (2345, 3456, ... , 90ET) and 186 of each backward 4-run (5432, 6543, ... , TE09) anywhere within the change; 580 4-bell runs at the back

Composition Note. Littleport L S can be rung instead of Shipward L S (168/168 runs, 484 at back)
Clackmannan S can be rung instead of Yorkshire S (194/194 runs, 628 at back)

7 Methods

5184 7 Spliced Surprise Maximus
A J Cox

M W H  23456
  -   (52436) PCNBJBYL'
S -    36425  PBNBC*L'N
  - -  42365  JY'J'

Repeat 5 times. Bob home can be omitted in alternate parts if desired.

1152 Bristol, 864 Jubilee, Newgate (N), 576 Cambridge, Lincolnshire (L), Pudsey, Yorkshire, 107 changes of method

Music: 58 crus inc 21 56s & 65s, 33 LB4, 126 7890ETs
Off front: 6 TE098765s, TE098756s, 84 TE0987s, 96 90ETs, 174 TE09s, 31 LB4

Rung at St Stephen's, Bristol, 27 January 2001

5046 7 Spliced Maximus
A J Cox

  234567890ET Uxbridge
  42638507T9E Pudsey
  3527496E8T0 Cambridge
  795E3T20486 Bristol
  T0E89674523 Uxbridge
  ET907856342 Newgate
  9E7T5038264 Yorkshire
- ET089674523 Cawston Little Bob
- ET860492735 Cawston Little Bob
- ET648203957 Cawston Little Bob
- ET426385079 Yorkshire*
  23T5E749608 Uxbridge
- ET234567890

Repeat 10 times
Replace lead Yorkshire* with Newgate, Bristol in 2 parts (e.g. 2nd & last)
1584 Uxbridge S, 960 Yorkshire S, 624 Bristol S, Newgate S, 528 Cambridge S, Pudsey S, 198 Cawston L B; 101 com, all the work
Music: 240 4-bell runs at the back; 145 off the front.
Rung at St Stephen's, Bristol, 29 March 2003

10 Methods

5282 10-Spliced Surprise Maximus (atw)
A J Cox

M W H  23456
  - S  54236  11B'5Y*
  S    34256  6S*E
  S S  52436  10E*5S*
S S S  34265  5Y*P*5C*
S   S  52463  N*6L*
    S  54263  11A*
S   S  32465  5L*10N*
  S S  64235  6C*5P*
    S  62435  11W*
S S   (32456) 5P*Y*(Y)

Snap finish. 530 Yorkshire, 528 Ashover (A), Bristol, Cambridge, Lessness (E), Lincolnshire (L), Newgate (N), Pudsey, Superlative (S), Swindon (W), Yorkshire, 17 changes of method, all the work

Music: 33 crus, inc 10 56s & 11 65s; 24 67890ETs, 23 LB4
Off front: 26 90ETs, 46 TE09s inc 4 TE098765s

Rung at St Stephen, Bristol, 5 March 2002

5282 10-Spliced Surprise Maximus (atw)
A J Cox

M  W  H  23456
   -     52436  11B'5Y
S  S  S  34265  5Y*S*Ba*
SS S     64235  Be*11N*9Be*L
S  SS    54236  L*P*11Li*5P
S  S  S  32465  5P*9L*Be*
SS S     62435  Ba*11C*9Ba*5S
S  S    (32456) 5S*Y*(Y)

Snap finish. 530 Yorkshire, 528 Barford (Ba), Belvoir (Be), Bristol (B), Cambridge, Londinium (L), Lincolnshire (Li), Newgate (N), Pudsey, Superlative (S), Yorkshire, 17 changes of method, all the work

Music: 31 crus, inc 10 56s & 9 65s; 25 67890ETs, 19 LB4
Off front: 16 90ETs, 1 7890ET, 44 TE09s inc 4 TE098765s & 2 TE098756s, 30 LB4

Rung at Midsomer Norton, 24 July 1982

11 Methods

5088 11 Spliced Maximus
A J Cox

M W H  23456
  -   (52436) PCNBUMYW'
S -    36425  CBJMY*L'N
  - -  42365  US'J'

Repeat 5 times. Bob home can be omitted in alternate parts if desired.

576 Bristol S, Cambridge S, Jubilee S, Newgate S (N), Uxbridge S (U), Yorkshire S, 480 Maypole A, 288 Lincolnshire S (L), Pudsey S, Superlative S (S), Swindon S (W), 107 changes of method

Music: 60 crus inc 21 56s & 65s, 43 LB4, 126 7890ETs
Off front: 6 TE098765s, TE098756s, 84 TE0987s, 96 90ETs, 180 TE09s, 29 LB4

Rung at Reading, 23 June 2001

18 Methods

5088 18 Spliced Maximus
A J Cox

M W H  23456
  -   (52436) Pu UB As Br Le Ma W Sw'
S -    36425  Ca Up Ux DD Y* Li' Ne
  - -  42365  Be Su' J'

Repeat 5 times
18 methods: 288 each Ashover S (As), Belvoir S (Be), Bristol S (Br), Cambridge S (Ca), Jubilee S (J), Lessness S (Le), Lincolnshire S (Li), Newgate S (Ne), Pudsey S (Pu), Superlative S (Su), Swindon S (Sw), UBSCR S (UB), Uppington (Up), Uxbridge S (Ux), Woodspring S (W), Yorkshire S (Y); 240 each Double Dublin A (DD), Maypole A (Ma), 107 changes of method

Music: 50 crus, inc 18 56s & 18 65s, 96 7890ETs, 42 LB4
Off front: 6 TE098765s, TE098756s, 108 90ETs, 78 TE0987s, 168 TE09s, 22 LB4

Rung at St Stephen's Bristol, 26 January 2002

36 Methods

5112 36 Spliced Maximus
A J Cox

M W H  23456
  -   (52436) Pu Pa Pg Ux Br W Sw'
S -    36425  El So Q OF Ra* Fo' Ki
  - -  42365  Sc Su' J'
  -   (64325) Ca Go As DD Le To MN OT'
S - 3  25346  UB Up Ea Ma Y* Li' Ne' Cl' Av'
  - -  34256  Te' Be'

Repeat twice
36 methods: 144 each Ashover S (As), Avon D (Av), Belvoir S (Be), Bristol S (Br), Cambridge S (Ca), Clifton S (Cl), Ealing S (Ea), Elmhurst D (El), Goldsborough S (Go), Fossdyke S (Fo), Jubilee S (J), Kingshurst S (Ki), Lessness S (Le), Lincolnshire S (Li), Midsomer Norton S (MN), Newgate S (Ne), Old Town S (OT), Ouse Fen S (OF), Painswick S (Pa), Pudsey S (Pu), Quayhead S (Q), Radstock S (Ra), Scothorne S (Sc), Southdown D (So), Superlative S (Su), Swindon S (Sw), Tellurium S (Te), Tottnam S (To), UBSCR S (UB), Uppington S (Up), Uxbridge S (Ux), Woodspring S (W), Yorkshire S (Y); 120 each Palgrave A (Pa), Double Dublin A (DD), Maypole A (Ma), 107 changes of method

Music: 66 crus, inc 21 56s & 18 65s, 138 7890ETs, 39 LB4
Off front: 102 90ETs, 69 TE0987s, 6 7890ETs, 3 567890ETs, 46 LB4

Rung at Reading 29 June 2002 and at St Stephen's, Bristol, 16 July 2002

3–18 Methods

5184, 5088, 5112 Spliced Maximus
A J Cox

M W H  23456
  -   (52436)
S -    36425
  - -  42365

Repeat 5 times

3 m: CCNBNBCC'CBNBC*C'NNC'N' (5184, Surprise)
4 m: CYNBNBYC'CBNBY*C'NNY'N' (5184, Surprise)
5 m: CYNBNBYC'CBNBY*C'NRY'R' (5184, Surprise)
6 m: CYNBNBYL'CBNBY*L'NRY'R' (5184, Surprise)
7 m: CYNBNBYL'CBNBS*L'NRS'R' (5184, Surprise)
8 m: CYNBUBYL'CBNBS*L'URS'R' (5184, Surprise)
9 m: CYNBUMYL'CBNMS*L'URS'R' (5088)
10m: CYNBUMYW'CBNMS*L'URS'R' (5088)
11m: CYNBAMYW'CBNMS*L'URS'R' (5088)
12m: CYTBAMYW'CBNMS*L'URS'R' (5112)
13m: CYTBAMYW'PBNMS*L'URS'R' (5112)
14m: CYTBAMYW'PBNMS*L'UES'R' (5112)
15m: CYTBAMYW'PBNMG*L'UES'R' (5112)
16m: CYTBAMYW'PBNDG*L'UES'R' (5112)
17m: CYTBAMYW'PINDG*L'UES'R' (5112)
18m: CYTBAMOW'PINDG*L'UES'R' (5112)

Methods: Ashover S (A), Bristol S (B), Cambridge S (C), Double Dubline A (D), Ealing S (E), Goldsborough S (G), Uppington S (I), Lincolnshire (L), Maypole A (M), Newgate S (N), Woodspring (O), Pudsey S (P), Belvoir S (R), Superlative S (S), Cantuar A (T), Uxbridge S (U), Swindon S (W), Yorkshire S (Y)

Music (18 m): 58 crus, inc 18 56s & 65s, 144 7890ETs, 37 LB4
Off front: 84 90ETs, 102 TE0987s, 6 7890ETs, 31 LB4

8m rung at St Stephen's Bristol, 31 January 2000
10m rung at St Stephen's Bristol, 28 November 2000
18m rung at St Stephen's Bristol, 12 December 2000

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