Quiet Village

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"Quiet Village" is an influential 1950s exotica music piece by composer and bandleader Les Baxter, later popularized by Martin Denny.

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Quiet Village canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf exotica music piece
musical composition
alsoKnownFor being a standard of the exotica genre
associatedEra post‑war American popular music
associatedMovement lounge music
associatedWith Les Baxter
Martin Denny
composer Les Baxter
countryOfOrigin United States
decadeOfOrigin 1950s
genre exotica
hasNotableArrangement Martin Denny arrangement
hasNotableRecording Les Baxter recording
Martin Denny recording
hasStyleCharacteristic evocation of imaginary South Seas atmosphere
lush orchestration
percussion‑heavy arrangement
tropical sound effects
influenced later exotica artists
influentialIn exotica genre
language instrumental
notablePerformer Les Baxter
Martin Denny
originallyRecordedBy Les Baxter
partOf mid‑20th‑century lounge music repertoire
popularizedBy Martin Denny

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Les Baxter notableWork Quiet Village
Ritual of the Savage hasTrack Quiet Village
Martin Denny notableWork Quiet Village
Martin Denny notableSong Quiet Village
Leslie Thompson Baxter notableWork Quiet Village