English · Idiom Historical

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Preserved but no longer current.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.

Topics: Historical slang (1800s)

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.

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