Bit tricky to work out a thread name for this & squueze it in...

The "Pulse in German Songs" thread reminded me... the article referred to "A large computer database of German folksong [SNIP] The data is provided in the form of melodic lines in the local ESAC code. "

I remember seeing an old book in our BCC library many years ago (they regularly dispose of old useful books!). It coded popular songs on the basis of how the tune went, along the lines of note, tone up, two tones down, etc. It was written, I am sure, by one of the two Gentlemen who for many years appeared in the BBC Radio Shows "My Word" & "My Tune (or Song)" - names escape me at the momment.

Anybody able to help me identifty this book, as I don't really know what to search for it under?

Also any discussion of coding systems (NOT ABC, NOT MIDI, etc) designed to identify similarity of tunes - whether the system used in the book I referred to is that referred to in the German Folksongs article, I don't know. Also I know nothing about this "ESAC code".

Wolfgang may know something if he is prowling around - just speak his name.... :-)

Robin