pastorale
noun
pas·to·rale
ˌpa-stə-ˈräl 
-ˈral
-ˈral
also -ˈrä-lē
1
a
: an instrumental or vocal composition having a pastoral theme
b
: an opera of the 16th or 17th centuries having a pastoral plot
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Including 55 serious operas, 6 cantatas, 53 comic operas, 17 operettas, 6 sing-spiele, 4 ballets, 4 vaudevilles, 2 oratorios, one each of fares, pastorales, masques, ballads and buffas.
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William Robin, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2017
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pastorale
noun
pas·to·rale
ˌpas-tə-ˈräl
-ˈral
-ˈral
: a piece of music for instruments or voices that suggests rural scenes
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