pastorale

noun, plural pas·to·rales, pas·to·ra·li [pas-tuh–rah-lee, –ral-ee; Italian pahs-taw-rah-lee] /ˌpæs təˈrɑ li, -ˈræl i; Italian ˌpɑs tɔˈrɑ li/. Music.

1. an opera, cantata, or the like, with a pastoral subject.
2. a piece of music suggestive of pastoral life.

noun plural -rales music

1. a composition evocative of rural life, characterized by moderate compound duple or quadruple time and sometimes a droning accompaniment
2. a musical play based on a rustic story, popular during the 16th century

n.musical composition from rustic tunes or representing pastoral scenes,” 1724, from Italian pastorale, noun use of adjective, from Latin pastoralis (see pastoral).