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pastorale

[pas-tuh-rahl, -ral, -rah-lee, pah-stuh-; It. pahs-taw-rah-le]

noun, plural pas·to·rales, pas·to·ra·li

[-rah-lee, -ral-ee; It. -rah-lee] . Music.

an opera, cantata, or the like, with a pastoral subject.

a piece of music suggestive of pastoral life.

Origin:
1715–25; < Italian, noun use of pastorale pastoral

Can be confused: pastoral, pastorale.

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pastorale (ˌpæstəˈrɑːl)

—n , pl -rales
1.	a composition evocative of rural life, characterized by moderate compound duple or quadruple time and sometimes a droning accompaniment
2.	a musical play based on a rustic story, popular during the 16th century

[C18: Italian, from Latin: pastoral]

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