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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>This composition, as yet unpublished,
contains 23 different treble bob major methods. It has limited musical
scope, the methods lack intrinsic merit, there is no clever composing trick –
it’s just the composition is really, fiendishly, difficult to
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color=#0000ff>Humph! they are all perfectly fine methods </FONT> <FONT
color=#0000ff>with great intrinsic beauty :)</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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class=078470213-10122009>I don't want to advertise my own work but we did also
ring 45 atw plain major which is a fairly rubbish composition (Norman Smith's
badly messed around a bit) but it proved a serious challenge to an experienced
band. Plain major has the difficulty that before you know it the treble is at
the back and then the leadend comes up. You don't get the luxury of dodging with
the treble while you think what you are going to do next. I strongly agree with
Philip that surprise major is just the tip of a far more interesting
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