Tin Pan Alley
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Tweet 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 + ALLEY1 (from the cheap pianos associated with music publishers' offices).] |
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