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.
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
exotica music piece
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musical composition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownFor | being a standard of the exotica genre ⓘ |
| associatedEra | post‑war American popular music ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | lounge music ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Les Baxter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Martin Denny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Les Baxter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| decadeOfOrigin | 1950s ⓘ |
| genre | exotica ⓘ |
| hasNotableArrangement | Martin Denny arrangement ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecording |
Les Baxter recording
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Martin Denny recording ⓘ |
| hasStyleCharacteristic |
evocation of imaginary South Seas atmosphere
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lush orchestration ⓘ percussion‑heavy arrangement ⓘ tropical sound effects ⓘ |
| influenced | later exotica artists ⓘ |
| influentialIn | exotica genre ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Les Baxter
NERFINISHED
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Martin Denny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originallyRecordedBy | Les Baxter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | mid‑20th‑century lounge music repertoire ⓘ |
| popularizedBy | Martin Denny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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