管かん弦げん楽がく

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Meanings

orchestral music

Refers to music performed by an orchestra, especially Western classical orchestral music. Often used in compound terms like 管弦楽団 (orchestra).

〈場ば所しょ〉で管かん弦げん楽がくを演えん奏そうするto perform orchestral music at (a place)
有ゆう名めいなホールで管かん弦げん楽がくを演えん奏そうした。
They performed orchestral music at a famous concert hall.
管かん弦げん楽がくのための〈物もの〉a piece written for orchestra
この曲きょくは管かん弦げん楽がくのための組くみ曲きょくです。
This piece is a suite written for orchestra.

交こう響きょう楽がく
交響楽 refers specifically to symphonic music, while 管弦楽 is the broader term for any orchestral music.

室しつ内ない楽がく
室内楽 refers to music for a small group of musicians, while 管弦楽 is music written for a full orchestra.

管かん弦げん楽がく団だん
管弦楽団 names the orchestra (the group of musicians), while 管弦楽 names the music that such a group performs.
オーケストラN2
オーケストラ is a loanword usually referring to the orchestra ensemble itself, whereas 管弦楽 is the more formal term for the orchestral music it plays.
吹すい奏そう楽がく
吹奏楽 is music for wind (and percussion) instruments alone, whereas 管弦楽 is orchestral music that includes string instruments.

Compound of 管 (wind instruments), 弦 (string instruments), and 楽 (music). The spelling 管絃楽 uses the older form 絃 for 'string'.