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What is "Tin Pan Alley Song Forms" and why were/are they important.

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Tin Pan Alley song forms are most often seen as a verse-refrain form , with an AABA refrain. The verse : usually sets up a dramatic context or emotional tone , which by the 1920s were regarded as mere introductions; today the verses of Tin Pan Alley songs are often not performed at all.
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