Brill Building (genre)

Brill Building
The main entrance of the Brill Building in 2006
Stylistic origins
Cultural originsLate 1950s – early 1960s, New York City
Typical instruments
Derivative forms
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Brill Building (also known as Brill Building pop or the Brill Building sound)[1] is a subgenre of pop music[1] that took its name from the Brill Building in New York City, where numerous teams of professional songwriters penned material for girl groups and teen idols during the early 1960s.[2] The term has also become a metonym for the period in which those songwriting teams flourished.[7] In actuality, most hits of the mid-1950s and early 1960s were written elsewhere.[7]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Fontenot, Robert (November 1, 2015). "What is Brill Building Music?". About. Archived from the original on July 7, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e Anon. "Brill Building Pop". AllMusic.
  3. ^ a b c Gulla 2007, p. 366.
  4. ^ Bessman, Jim (August 25, 2001). "TV's Hitmakers Spotlights Home of Brilliant Songwriting". Billboard. p. 44. ISSN 0006-2510.
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  6. ^ Anon. "Sunshine Pop". AllMusic.
  7. ^ a b Seabrook 2015, p. 51.