wind and string instruments; music
Refers collectively to wind and string instruments, often in the context of classical or orchestral music. Can also mean music in a general, somewhat literary sense.
I went to hear a performance by the orchestra.
He was soothed by the sound of wind and string instruments.
orchestral music
wind and string instruments
orchestra
Standard modern spelling.
Traditional variant using 絃 instead of 弦; still seen in some proper names or older texts.
Compound of 管 (wind instruments) and 弦 (string instruments). The spelling 管絃 is a traditional variant where 絃 is an older form of 弦.