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pastorale
[ pas-tuh-rahl, -ral, -rah-lee, pah-stuh-; Italian pahs-taw-rah-le ]
noun
, Music.
, plural pas·to·rales, pas·to·ra·li [pas-t, uh, -, rah, -lee, -, ral, -ee, pahs-taw-, rah, -lee].
- an opera, cantata, or the like, with a pastoral subject.
- a piece of music suggestive of pastoral life.
pastorale
/ ˌpæstəˈrɑːl /
noun
- a composition evocative of rural life, characterized by moderate compound duple or quadruple time and sometimes a droning accompaniment
- a musical play based on a rustic story, popular during the 16th century
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pastorale1
1715–25; < Italian, noun use of pastorale pastoral
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pastorale1
C18: Italian, from Latin: pastoral
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Example Sentences
Do you know Palemon, fable bocagre et pastorale, by the Sieur Frnicle?
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An Andante Pastorale from an unpublished symphony met with a favourable reception.
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He called his production 'La Pastorale, premire comdie franaise en musique.'
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It is in imitation of a national song, and is sometimes like a slow gigue, sometimes like a pastorale.
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Down the street came some forty young men and girls singing a wild Sicilian pastorale, each verse of which ended in a weird turn.
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