Definitions for "Pastorale"
A composition in a soft, rural style, generally in 6-8 or 12-8 time.
Music that expresses a rural atmosphere or describes country characters and scenes. A notable sub-category is the Christmas pastorale in Baroque music, suggestive of the shepherds abiding in the fields (Corelli: Christmas Concerto; Handel: Messiah).
a musical composition that evokes rural life
a typical escapist literary form for the declectation of aristocratic spectators.
Beverage to drink in the country when listening to Beethoven with a member of the clergy.
A kind of dance; a kind of figure used in a dance.