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The book was also published in Germany in 2002 and reprinted by Piatkus as ''The Directory of Classical Themes'' in 2008.

[[Image:ParsonsCode-Ode to Joy.png|thumb|Parsons Code of [[Ode to Joy ]].]]

==The code==

[[File:[[File:Example.jpg]]]]==The code==

The first note of a melody is denoted with an [[asterisk]] (*), although some Parsons code users omit the first note. All succeeding notes are denoted with one of three letters to indicate the relationship of its pitch to the previous note:

*u = "up," if the note is higher than the previous note