pastorale
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pas·to·rale
(păs'tə-räl', -răl', -rä'lē, pä'stə-) 
n., pl., -ra·li (-rä'lē), or -rales.
n., pl., -ra·li (-rä'lē), or -rales.
- An instrumental or vocal composition with a tender melody in a moderately slow rhythm, suggestive of traditional shepherds' music and idyllic rural life.
- A dramatic performance or opera, popular in the 16th and 17th centuries, that was based on a rural theme or subject.
[Italian, of herdsmen, pastorale, from Latin pāstōrālis. See pastoral.]
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categories related to 'pastorale'
- Types of Music and Composition - pastorale: piece of music, esp. opera or cantata, suggestive of simple, rural life
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Pastorale
Nederlands (Dutch)
pastorale, bescheiden musical met landelijk thema
Français (French)
n. - pastorale
Deutsch (German)
n. - Pastorale
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (μουσ.) παστοράλε
Português (Portuguese)
n. - pastoral (f) (Mús.)
Español (Spanish)
n. - pastoral
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - pastoral (mus.)
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
田园曲, 牧歌式歌剧
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 田園曲, 牧歌式歌劇
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 牧歌曲, 田園曲, パストラル, 田園劇
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) أنشودة رعاة
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - רועית - יצירה מוסיקלית בעלת צביון כפרי-אידילי
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