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pastorale (n.)

"musical composition from rustic tunes or representing pastoral scenes," 1724, from Italian pastorale, originally a variety of opera or cantata, noun use of an adjective, from Latin pastoralis "of herdsmen or shepherds" (see pastoral).

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Definitions of pastorale from WordNet

pastorale (n.)
a musical composition that evokes rural life;
Synonyms: pastoral / idyll / idyl
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