pastorale noun. [pastǝ'rɑ:l, -'rɑ:li] Pl. -les, -li [-li]. E18.
[Italian, use as noun of pastorale adjective 'pastoral'.]
Music.
1. A slow instrumental composition in compound time, often with drone notes in the bass suggestive of a shepherd's bagpipes. E18.

2. A simple musical play with a rural subject. L19.

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