the music of the spheres
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
See SPHERES. To face the music. See FACE. Musical Notation. See DOH.
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.
Common questions
What does “the music of the spheres” mean?
See SPHERES. To face the music. See FACE. Musical Notation. See DOH.
Is “the music of the spheres” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.