pastorali

Variant of pastorale

noun pl. pastorales or pastorali

  1. a composition in simple and idyllic style suggesting rural scenes
  2. a forerunner of opera consisting of a dramatic performance on an idyllic subject with incidental music

Origin: It, lit., pastoral

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