pastorale
Definition of the Italian term pastorale in music:
- pastoral (relating to the countryside, shepherds, or rural life)
- pastoral (song, play, or poem portraying an idealized version of rural life)
- pastoral (relating to the pastor of a church)
Language
Italian
Singular
pastorale
Plural
pastorali
Combinations
Italian musical terms that include pastorale:
- allegretto pastorale – moderately fast and in a pastoral style...
- allegro pastorale – fast and pastoral...
- andante pastorale – moderately slow and in a pastoral style...
- componimento pastorale – literally "pastoral composition"...
- dramma pastorale – literally "pastoral drama"...
Musical examples
Music scores that include pastorale:
- Alessandro Scarlatti: Cantata pastorale per la Natività (1695) Page 1
- Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite (1874‑1875) Page 2
Related terms
Italian musical terms related to pastorale:
- agreste – rustic, rural
- bucolico – bucolic (rustic, pastoral)
- rusticano – rustic, rural
- rustico – rustic, rough, plain, simple
- villereccio – rustic, rural