pastorale
/pas-tuh-rahl, -ral, -rah-lee, pah-stuh-; Italian pahs-taw-rah-le/US // ˌpæs təˈrɑl, -ˈræl, -ˈrɑ li, ˌpɑ stə-; Italian ˌpɑs tɔˈrɑ lɛ //UK // (ˌpæstəˈrɑːl) //
牧师,牧民,牧羊人,牧师式
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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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.
- : an opera, cantata, or the like, with a pastoral subject.
- : a piece of music suggestive of pastoral life.
Examples
Do you know Palemon, fable bocagre et pastorale, by the Sieur Frnicle?
An Andante Pastorale from an unpublished symphony met with a favourable reception.
He called his production 'La Pastorale, premire comdie franaise en musique.'
It is in imitation of a national song, and is sometimes like a slow gigue, sometimes like a pastorale.
Down the street came some forty young men and girls singing a wild Sicilian pastorale, each verse of which ended in a weird turn.
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