Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tin pan alley

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.57 in modern English

Syllables: tin -pan al-ley
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The district in New York City centered on 28th Street from the late 19th to the early 20th century, wherein thousands of popular songs were commercially written.

name

The songwriting and publishing industry which was built around the songs produced in Tin Pan Alley; the style of popular music produced by this industry.

Example Sentences

"From its inception the OWI framed directives that offered guidelines for songwriters to aid them in the composition of “proper” war songs, and, in the public press, the OWI rebuked Tin Pan Alley for its uninterrupted production of “nostalgic” hit songs."
"At the time, almost all Tin Pan Alley and Broadway songs had two parts."

Etymology

Purported to be a reference to the constant sound of pianos as songwriters worked out their tunes.

Phrases

Tin Pan Alleyite Brill Building Denmark Street

Frequently Paired Words

Brill Building Denmark Street

Questions

What does tin pan alley mean?: The district in New York City centered on 28th Street from the late 19th to the early 20th century, wherein thousands of popular songs were commercially written.
Where does tin pan alley come from?: Purported to be a reference to the constant sound of pianos as songwriters worked out their tunes.

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