Change ringing is a style of church bell ringing started in England around the end of the sixteenth century. Because of constraints imposed by the physics of swinging bells, tunes are not played. Instead, the bells are rung in ever changing patterns to a steady rhythm. Change ringing, while an obscure art, remains as widely practiced today as at any time in the past, and continues to evolve. The largest concentration of interest remains in England, which is home to over 95% of the world's bells hung for change ringing, with many of the remainder in other parts of the UK. However, there are small pockets in other parts of the world, mostly former British colonies, including Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, the United States, and Zimbabwe. The past few decades have seen an increase in interest, with the number of towers outside the UK roughly doubling since about 1960. This category is for sites having to do with any aspect of change ringing.
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Change Ringing

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  • Campanophile
    Reports of peals and quarter peals and articles about ringing.
  • ringing.org
    Varied resources for change ringers, including peal and quarter-peal composition collections and indexes, and the Felstead peal records.
  • Change Ringing Resources
    Links to sites for compositions, education, methods, peals, people, and organizations for bellingers, articles and collections of compositions.
  • Steve Noyes
    Software for ringing applications.
  • Notes on Ringing
    Articles, stories and quizzes about ringing, and recordings of ringing.
  • Peal Boards by Paul Rapson
    Manufacturer of commemorative peal boards.
  • Peal Database
    Details of peals rung since 1987.
  • Minor Strikerz
    Articles and amusements intended primarily for young change ringers.
  • Commercial Recordings
    Manufacturer of church music recordings whose catalog includes a few recordings of change ringing.
  • Sensors
    Devices to detect the position of a swinging bell for use with software or hardware simulators.
  • Handbell Recordings
    Downloadable excerpts from recordings of handbell peals.
  • Abel Bell Ringing Simulator
    Software simulating ringers to allow individual practice without a band.
  • Pick Bus's bellringing page
    Experiences of bellringing and how others can get involved.
  • Beltower Bell Ringing Software
    Multi-functional software for change ringing, incorporating a bell ringing simulator, method, touch and peal printing, editing, composer and prover.
  • The Ringing World
    The official journal of the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers. News, gossip and useful information about bell-ringing.
  • Web Search

  • Change ringing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    URL : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Change_ringing
    1 The mechanics of change ringing on tower bells. 1.1 Handbells. 2 ... The bell highest in pitch is known as the treble and the bell lowest in pitch the tenor. ...[2008/12/30]
  • What Is Change Ringing?
    URL : www.nagcr.org/pamphlet.html
    Requires special bells, special music, and people who enjoy climbing towers and ... change ... from the lightest, highest pitched bell to the heaviest, ...[2008/04/29]
  • change ringing: Definition from Answers.com
    URL : www.answers.com/topic/change-ringing
    change ringing n. The ringing of a set of chimes or bells, ... The bell highest in pitch is known as the treble and the bell lowest in pitch the tenor. ...[2009/01/05]
  • Bells of St. Pauls
    URL : stpaulsparish.org/change_ringing.html
    Description of St. Paul's change ringing bells and ringers ... The lowest bell is called the tenor, the highest pitched bell is the treble. ...[2004/10/13]
  • change ringing
    URL : www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/C/change_ringing.html
    Bells are number 1, 2, 3, 4, 5... from lightest (highest-pitched) to heaviest. ... These rows are the musical notation of change ringing. ...[2008/11/07]
  • The Mathematics of Change Ringing
    URL : math.lib.umn.edu/changeringing.html
    the bells are first rung in order from highest to lowest pitch (rounds); thereafter ... See also What is CHANGE RINGING? ... at Recordings of Change Ringing ...[2008/12/20]
  • notes on ringing john e. heaton
    URL : audiomastermind.com/detail-notes_on_ringing___john_e__heaton-7656.html
    Less well known is that change ringing is also. practised on handbells. ... Drums & Percussion > percussion > bells pitched. 5. the central council of church ...[2008/12/28]
  • faqchangeringing
    URL : www.knology.net/~jkearns/faqchangeringing.htm
    Change ringing can be done on any number of bells from 4 on up. ... The highest pitch bell is called the treble. The lowest is the tenor. ...[2007/03/16]
  • The Science Behind the Story: The Teller of Time
    URL : www.analogsf.com/0607/sciencebehind.aspx
    The highest pitched bell is called the Treble, and the lowest, the Tenor. ... Cornell has a bell tower but the bells are NOT mounted for change ringing. ...[2009/01/02]
  • Method ringing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    URL : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Method_ringing
    ... to musicians, who are used to a numbering which ascends along with pitch. ... A paper on the mathematics of change ringing ...[2008/12/14]
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