'Pastorale' definitions:

Definition of 'pastorale'

(from WordNet)
noun
A musical composition that evokes rural life [syn: pastorale, pastoral, idyll, idyl]

Definition of 'Pastorale'

From: GCIDE
  • Pastorale \Pas`to*ra"le\, n. [It.]
  • 1. (Mus.) A composition in a soft, rural style, generally in 6-8 or 12-8 time. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A kind of dance; a kind of figure used in a dance. [1913 Webster]