pastorale
noun
pas·to·rale ˌpa-stə-ˈräl 
-ˈral
-ˈral also -ˈrä-lē
1
a
: an instrumental or vocal composition having a pastoral theme
b
: an opera of the 16th or 17th centuries having a pastoral plot
2
: pastoral sense 1a
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Including 55 serious operas, 6 cantatas, 53 comic operas, 17 operettas, 6 sing-spiele, 4 ballets, 4 vaudevilles, 2 oratorios, one each of fares, pastorales, masques, ballads and buffas. 
William Robin, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2017
William Robin, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2017 Word History
Etymology
Italian, from pastorale of herdsmen, from Latin pastoralis
First Known Use
1614, in the meaning defined at sense 1b
pastorales
noun
as in georgics
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