ballad
...that the modern meaning of "ballad", a slow, sentimental tune or love song, often written in a fairly standardized form, came about from Tin Pan Alley and Broadway composers?
...that the modern meaning of "<b id="mwDCA"><a class="mw-redirect" href="./Ballad_(music)" id="mwDCE" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Ballad (music)">ballad</a></b>", a slow, sentimental tune or love song, often written in a fairly standardized form, came about from <a href="./Tin_Pan_Alley" id="mwDCI" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Tin Pan Alley">Tin Pan Alley</a> and <a href="./Broadway_theatre" id="mwDCM" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Broadway theatre">Broadway</a> composers?