"Brill Building" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: After the Brill Building in New York City, where some (though not most) of the songs were written. The building acquired its name from a haberdasher who operated a store there and subsequently purchased the building. Head templates: {{en-prop|head=Brill Building}} Brill Building
  1. (music, historical, attributive) A style of pop music of the early 1960s, written by teams of professional songwriters to be performed by girl groups and teen idols. Wikipedia link: Brill Building Tags: attributive, historical Categories (topical): Musical genres Related terms: Tin Pan Alley

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