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• From the late nineteenth century to the
mid-twentieth century, "Tin Pan Alley"
was the centre of popular music in the
United States.
• Tin-Pan Alley was an area in New York
that housed many songwriters
composing on old pianos.
• These songwriters were full time
professionals.
• Tin-Pan Alley writers were mostly
Jewish.
• T.P.A. produced music for films, Broadway musicals and
music publishing.
• At first it was for music publishing but expanded as new
media came into existence.
• 32 Bars
• AABA
• Limited use of Blues notes.
• Many Jazz musicians recorded T.P.A songs.
• These songs eventually became Standards.
• Irving Berlin- Blue Skies, White Christmas.
• George Gershwin - Summertime, Porgy and Bess.
• Ira Gershwin – I got Rhythm, The Man I Love.
• Cole Porter – What is This Thing Called Love, Love for
Sale.
• Starr, Larry, and Christopher A. Waterman. American
Popular Music: From Minstrelsy to Mp3. New York: Oxford
University Press, 2007. Print.
