pastorale

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Andante pastorale, then into the contrapuntist of the Allegretto un poco, which allows the strings, horns, and woodwinds no end of luxurious interplay.

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  1. noun An instrumental or vocal composition with a tender melody in a moderately slow rhythm, suggestive of traditional shepherds' music and idyllic rural life.
  2. noun A dramatic performance or opera, popular in the 16th and 17th centuries, that was based on a rural theme or subject.

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  1. Italian, of herdsmen, pastorale, from Latin pāstōrālis; see pastoral.

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  1. Italian, = English pastoral: see pastoral.
 

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/pæstəˈrɑlɛ/
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