Tin Pan Alley (t n)n. 1. A district associated with musicians, composers, and publishers of popular music. 2. The publishers and composers of popular music considered as a group. [Probably from tin pan, tinny piano + alley (from the cheap pianos associated with music publishers' offices).] |
Tin Pan Alley
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1. (Music / Pop Music) a district in a city concerned with the production of popular music, originally a small district in New York
2. (Music / Pop Music) Derogatory the strictly commercial side of show business and pop music
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| Noun | 1. | Tin Pan Alley - a city district (originally in New York) where composers and publishers of popular music do business business district, downtown - the central area or commercial center of a town or city; "the heart of Birmingham's downtown" |
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