Tin Pan Alley era

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The Tin Pan Alley era was a period in early 20th-century American music history characterized by the dominance of professional songwriters and publishers producing popular songs for Broadway, vaudeville, and mass-market sheet music.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural movement
historical era
period in music history
causeOf professionalization of American songwriting
standardization of popular song structure
characteristic centralized music publishing industry
collaboration between lyricists and composers
commercially oriented songwriting
dominance of professional songwriters
emphasis on catchy melodies
mass-market sheet music production
song plugging practices
standardized song forms
use of comic and novelty songs
use of sentimental lyrics
country United States
endTime 1930s
early 20th century
field music publishing
popular music
songwriting
followedBy Big Band era
era of radio-based popular music
hasPart Broadway show tunes
novelty songs
parlor songs
vaudeville songs
influenced American popular song tradition
Broadway musical theater
Great American Songbook
Hollywood film music
jazz standards repertoire
influencedBy African American musical styles
European popular song traditions
minstrel show music
ragtime
vaudeville entertainment
location Broadway theater district
Manhattan
New York City
West 28th Street
product popular songs
sheet music
song catalogs
startTime 1890s
late 19th century
usedFor home music-making
mass entertainment
providing songs for Broadway
providing songs for vaudeville

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I Could Write a Book era Tin Pan Alley era
Isn't It Romantic? era Tin Pan Alley era
Thou Swell hasMusicalStyle Tin Pan Alley
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My Heart Stood Still hasEra Tin Pan Alley
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Nashville sound stylisticOrigin Tin Pan Alley pop
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M. Witmark & Sons basedInArea Tin Pan Alley
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Embraceable You era Tin Pan Alley
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American popular music standards repertoire influencedBy Tin Pan Alley tradition
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Great American Songbook influencedBy Tin Pan Alley
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Leo Feist, Inc. era Tin Pan Alley era
Night and Day hasStyle Tin Pan Alley
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Let’s Do It, Let’s Fall in Love associatedSongwriterMovement Tin Pan Alley tradition
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It's De-Lovely hasStyle Tin Pan Alley
subject linked to: It’s De-Lovely
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But Not for Me era Tin Pan Alley
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When You Wore a Tulip (And I Wore a Big Red Rose) genre Tin Pan Alley
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When You Wore a Tulip (And I Wore a Big Red Rose) tradition Tin Pan Alley
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Hoagy Carmichael style Tin Pan Alley
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Milton Ager genre Tin Pan Alley
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Milton Ager movement Tin Pan Alley
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Milton Ager associatedWith Tin Pan Alley era
Melody in A Major associatedWith Tin Pan Alley era
Buddy DeSylva genre Tin Pan Alley
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Israel Beilin genre Tin Pan Alley
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Swanee genre Tin Pan Alley
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Swanee associatedEra Tin Pan Alley era
April Showers era Tin Pan Alley
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Al Jolson era Tin Pan Alley era
subject linked to: Jolie
Ray Henderson fieldOfWork Tin Pan Alley
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Arthur Schwartz movement Tin Pan Alley
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Nevertheless (I'm in Love with You) hasEra Tin Pan Alley era
My Sunny Tennessee culturalContext Tin Pan Alley era
If I Only Had the Nerve hasMusicalStyle Tin Pan Alley
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Israel Baline genre Tin Pan Alley
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Alexander's Ragtime Band associatedWithMovement Tin Pan Alley
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Always (song) belongsToTradition Tin Pan Alley songwriting tradition
subject linked to: Always
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How Deep Is the Ocean? hasMusicalEra Tin Pan Alley era
Leon Redbone genre Tin Pan Alley
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Herman Hupfeld genre Tin Pan Alley
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Herman Hupfeld associatedWith Tin Pan Alley songwriters
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Sam M. Lewis genre Tin Pan Alley
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Sam M. Lewis partOf Tin Pan Alley
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Brill Building pop stylisticOrigin Tin Pan Alley
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Joe Young genre Tin Pan Alley
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Joe Young movement Tin Pan Alley
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Al Dubin movement Tin Pan Alley
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Vincent Youmans movement Tin Pan Alley
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Golden Age of MGM musicals influencedBy Tin Pan Alley songwriting tradition
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Hyman Arluck movement Tin Pan Alley
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Yip movement Tin Pan Alley
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Jack Keller influencedBy Tin Pan Alley tradition
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