The piece worked with contrasts: a section would open with written parts played by the violin and flute, redolent of a pastoral mood.

Armed with a nice-sounding small orchestra (not counting the out-of-tune brass in the Mozart), Mr. Jarrett was in a pastoral mood on Sunday.

The lower strings simulate a drone, creating a pastoral mood, but the dance-like writing for upper strings is more courtly than rustic.

Another, contemporary series of Gosol paintings is characterized by a gentle, pastoral mood that is quite distinctive.

The siciliano evokes a pastoral mood, and is often characterized by dotted rhythms.

There are landscapes that celebrate the nation's natural resources, and others that emphasize the value of a quiet pastoral mood.

Its pastoral mood, created by dotted rhythm in 12/8 time, has been compared to the Sinfonia beginning Part II of Bach's Christmas Oratorio.

The prominent woodwinds, two flutes and two oboi d'amore, and the 9/8 time create a pastoral mood.

In any case, these fanciful figurations, together with the compound 12/8 meter, suggest a pastoral mood.

Pastoral Light Ross Neher shares with Ms. Nelson a pastoral mood and strong feeling for light.