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music of the spheres

–noun
a music, imperceptible to human ears, formerly supposed to be produced by the movements of the spheres or heavenly bodies.

Origin:
1600–10
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music of the spheres  
n.  A perfectly harmonious music, inaudible on the earth, thought by Pythagoras and later classical and medieval philosophers to be produced by the movement of celestial bodies.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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