Dictionary
pas•to•rale
Pronunciation: (pas"tu-räl', -ral', -rä'lē, pä"stu-; It.päs"tô-rä'le), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -rales, -ra•liPronunciation: (-rä'lē, -ral'ē; It.-rä'lē). [key]
Music.
1. an opera, cantata, or the like, with a pastoral subject.
2. a piece of music suggestive of pastoral life.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.