English · Idiom Historical

and die in music

Preserved but no longer current.

Meaning · English

Othello, v, 2. In. the Merchant of Venice, (iii, 2) Portia says — He makes a swan-like end, Fading in music.

Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Life & death Historical slang (1800s)

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What does “and die in music” mean?

Othello, v, 2. In. the Merchant of Venice, (iii, 2) Portia says — He makes a swan-like end, Fading in music.

Is “and die in music” formal or informal?

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