Definitions for: Pastorale

[n] a musical composition that evokes rural life

Webster (1913) Definition: Pas`to*ra"le, n. [It.]
1. (Mus.) A composition in a soft, rural style, generally in
6-8 or 12-8 time.

2. A kind of dance; a kind of figure used in a dance.

Synonyms: idyll, pastoral

See Also: composition, musical composition, opus, piece, piece of music