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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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.
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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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