Campanalogia : or The art of ringing improved
By Fabian Stedman
Length4h 19m
About this audiobook
In "Campanalogia: or The Art of Ringing Improved," Fabian Stedman meticulously examines the intricate craft of change ringing, a musical and mathematical exercise involving the ringing of church bells. This seminal work, published in 1668, employs a clear, didactic approach, merging precise mathematical theory with practical instruction. Stedman synthesizes contemporary knowledge of bell ringing, presenting not only the techniques of this auditory art form but also the historical significance of bell ringing in English society. The treatise is characterized by a blend of instructional prose and innovative algorithms, reflecting the 17th-century intellectual milieu where art, science, and mathematics converged in public life. Fabian Stedman, an accomplished bell ringer and mathematician of his time, was driven by a passion for the enhancement of ringing techniques, recognizing its social and spiritual importance. His deep commitment to the craft is evident in his rigorous analysis and personal engagement with ringing practices. His background provided him with insight into the mathematical underpinnings of the art, allowing him to elevate the practice for future generations. "Campanalogia" is not merely a manual; it is a profound exploration of the harmony between mathematics and music. Whether readers are historians, mathematicians, or enthusiasts of musical traditions, this work serves as an essential resource that enriches one's understanding of an art form that resonates deeply within English cultural heritage.
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Length4 hrs 19 mins
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Publish dateMar 2, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CAMPANALOGIA: OR THE ART OF RINGING Improved. With plain and easie Rules to guide the Practitioner in the Ringing all kinds of Changes. TO Which is added, great variety of NEW PEALS.
62Colledge Triples, dodging before and behind.
2TO THE HONOURED AND TO His much Esteemed FRIENDS, The Members of the Society of COLLEDG YOUTHS.
63Colledge Grounds.
3ERRATA.
64Bob-Major.
4OF THE ART OF Changes.
65Colledge Bob-Major.
5The Changes on two Bells.
66Colledge Triples, dodging before and behind.
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6The Changes on three Bells.
67The Wild-Goose Chase.
7The Changes on four Bells.
68Colledge Triples, dodging behind.
8Treble up, fifth down.
69The Grand Experiment.
9Treble up, fourth down.
70Imperial Bob.
10Second down, fourth up.
71Nottingham Mixt Peal. 1.6.2.
11The Changes on six Bells.
72Nottingham Trebles and Doubles. 1.2.3.
12The Twenty four, Doubles and Singles on four Bells.
73Nottingham Single Bob. 1.5.2.
13Old Doubles and Singles. 1 and 2.
74Nottingham Bob. 1 and 2.
14London Paradox. 1 and 2.
75Redding Bob.
15Phœnix 5 and 4.
76Redding Bob according to the Cambridg way.
16London pleasure. 1 and 2.
77Fifteen Oxford Peals. Adventure. 1 and 2.
17Mr. Tendring’s Peal, call’d Grand Paradox. 1 and 5.
78Camelion. 1 and 2.
18What you please, Doubles and Singles.
79Medley. 1 and 5.
19Old Doubles. 1 and 2.
80Oxford Paradox. 1 and 5.
20New Doubles. 1 and 2.
81Halliwell. 1 and 2.
21Reding Doubles. 1 and 2.
82Oxford Sixscore.
22Grandsire. 1 and 5.
83Fortune. 1 and 2.
23Old Triples and Doubles.
84Oxford Single Bob. Triples, Doubles, and Singles. 1. 2. and 3.
24Grandsire Bob. 1, 2 and 4.
85Oxford Double Bob. Triples, Doubles, and Singles.
25Crambo.
86Oxford Single Bob.
26The Primrose. 1 and 2.
87Oxford Double Bob.
27Orpheus.
88Oxford Triple Bob.
28New Doubles and Singles. 1 and 2.
89Oxford Triple Bob, the second way.
29The Morning Star. 1 and 2.
90Oxford Riddle, or the Hermophrodite.
30The Quirister. 1 and 2.
91My Lord. 144.
31The Faulcon. 1 and 2.
92My Honey. 1 and 2.
32Merry Andrew. 1 and 2.
93The Whirligigge. 1 and 5.
33May-day. 1 and 5.
94Jack-on-both-sides. 1 and 5.
34St. Dunstan’s Doubles. 1 and 2.
95Winwick Doubles. 1 and 3.
35Church Doubles. 1 and 2.
96Non-such. 1 and 2.
36Stedman’s Principle.
97Cambridg Delight. 2 and 4.
37The single Method.
98Cambridg Delight, another way. 1 and 4.
38A Cure for Melancholly.
99The Dream, upon five bells. 1 and 2.
39The Morning Exercise.
100The Contention upon five bells. 1 and 2.
40The City Delight.
101The Cheat. 1 and 3.
41London Nightingale.
102Topsie-turvie. 1 and 2.
42The Evening Delight.
103Jumping Doubles dodging before.
43Colledge Doubles.
104Jumping Doubles dodging behind.
44Non-such Bob.
105Symphonie, upon six bells. 1. 2. and 3.
45Triples, Doubles, and Singles.
106Grandsire upon Symphonie. 1. 2. and 6.
46Triples, Doubles, and Singles dodging behind.
107Trebles and Doubles on six Bells with six Singles. 1. 2. and 3.
47Doubles, and Triples.
108A Twelvescore Trebles and Doubles. upon Six Bells.
48Single Bob.
109Cambridg Bob.
49London Bob.
110The Parasite. 1 and 5.
50City Bob.
111The Tulip. 1 and 2.
51New Bob.
112The Honey-suckle. 1 and 2.
52Colledge Little Bob, dodging behind.
113Blunderbus. 1——2.
53Colledge Little Bob, dodging before and behind.
114Hudibras. 1 and 2.
54Court Bob.
115Weston Doubles. 1 and 5.
55Five Colledge Bobs.
116The Antilope.
56The Experiment.
117The Maremaid.
57Plain Triples.
118The Checkquer. 1 and 5.
58Dodging Triples.
119Gogmagog. 1. 5.
59Colledge Bob Triples.
1201——4.
60Colledge Bob, Triples: the second way.
121Cambridg Marigold. 1. 2. and 3.
61Colledge Triples, dodging behind.
122The Nightingall. 1. 2. and 3.
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