Is there a MUSICAL score somewhere for the different bell signals?
No, because sets of bells differ and therefore you would have to write a score for each tower. Also, and more importantly, bell ringing in the Orthodox tradition is largely an IMPROVISATIONAL art, although certain towers do have their own special traditional patterns. So go out and make music, and if you come up with something particularly good, try to remember it! The main principle in any case is that the deepest bell sets the pulse; on top of that you can play anything that sounds good. For the set of five bells which we’ve sold to many of our clients, 1-2-3-4-5, of which 5 is the deepest, you could ring a pattern like this: 5-3-4-3, 5-3-4-3, 5-3-4-3, … and noodle around on top of that with nos. 1 and 2. But if you have a different set, you might have to come up with a different pattern, depending on how the chords resolve. I strongly recommend that you acquire a copy of “Bells of the Chud Region” from http://www.musicarussica.com. Not only is it one of the best albums of any kind
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