Thus in the classical tradition of later Western art and literature, the mythology of the two figures becomes virtually indistinguishable.

Within the later tradition of Western Civilization and classical revival the Acropolis, from at least the mid-18th century on, has often been invoked as a key symbol of the Greek legacy and of the glories of Classical Greece.

Completed in 1824, the symphony is one of the best-known works of the Western classical repertoire.

However, the term classical music is used colloquially to describe a variety of Western musical styles from the ninth century to the present, and especially from the sixteenth or seventeenth to the nineteenth.

Martin had to invent the word quanli to translate the Western concept of " rights " in the process of translating Henry Wheaton's Elements of International Law into classical Chinese.

He spelled his own given name with a " C " in order to identify with the classical Western tradition ; writers who wrongly use " Karl " are seeking to emphasize his German identity.

The concept of the five classical elements in the Western tradition may originate from Babylonian mythology.

Some Western modern occultists equate the Chinese classical element of metal with air, others with wood due to the elemental association of wind and wood in the ba gua.

Regardless when and by what route it reached England and the British colonies in its recognizable form, croquet is, like pall mall, trucco, jeu de mail and kolven, clearly a derivative of ground billiards, which was popular in Western Europe back to at least the 14th century, with roots in classical antiquity.

Girardot, Miller and Liu ( 2001: xxxi ) explain, " earlier discussions of the Daoist tradition were often distorted and misleading — especially in terms of the special Western fascination with the ' classical ' or ' philosophical ' Daode jing and the denigration and neglect of the later sectarian traditions.

The double bass is a standard member of the string section of the symphony orchestra and smaller string ensembles in Western classical music.

Western classical education as taught from the 18th to the 19th century has missing features that inspired reformers.

The bamboo flute is an important instrument in Indian classical music, and developed independently of the Western flute.

The Western visual norm that would become classical continuity editing was developed and exported – although its adoption was slower in some non-Western countries without strong realist traditions in art and drama, such as Japan.

During the later years of the Roman Empire, the Germanic peoples of northern Europe grew in strength to rival the Empire itself, and repeated organized attacks led to the Fall of the Western Roman Empire in AD 476, a date which traditionally marks the end of the classical period, and the start of the middle ages.

The collapse of the Western Roman Empire did not lead to the same wholesale destruction of Western classical society as happened in areas like Roman Britain, Gaul and Germania Inferior during the Dark Ages, although the institutions, infrastructure and economy did suffer considerable degradation.

In the Western classical tradition, Homer (;, Hómēros ) is the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, and is revered as the greatest ancient Greek epic poet.

The Illyrians (; or Illyri ) were a group of tribes who inhabited the Western Balkans during classical antiquity.

The double-action pedal harp remains the normal form of the instrument in the Western classical orchestra.

The spread and following of Western classical music in India is almost entirely non-existent.

It is mainly patronized by the Indian Zoroastrian community and small esoteric groups with historical exposure to Western classical music.

Many reasons have been cited for the obscurity of Western classical music in India, a country rich in its musical heritage by its own right, however the two main reasons are an utter lack of exposure and a passive disinterest in what is considered esoteric at best.

Also, the difficulty in importing Western musical instruments and their rarity has also contributed to the obscurity of classical Western music.

Certainly, it is the traditional clarity of his music which has endeared him to the Western World -- not his experimentations.

Modern music is available in several facets: raï music is a style typical of Western Algeria with his two fiefs are Oran and Sidi Bel Abbès.

This style was also influenced by Western music such as rock, reggae and the funk.

Scarlatti's style, however, is more than a transitional element in Western music ; like most of his Naples colleagues he shows an almost modern understanding of the psychology of modulation and also frequently makes use of the ever-changing phrase lengths so typical of the Napoli school.

Afrobeat is now one of the most recognizable music genres in the world and has influenced as many Western musicians as it has African ones with its exuberant style and polyrhythms.

Both worked on Talking Heads ' highly-acclaimed 1980 album Remain In Light which brought polyrhythmic afrobeat influences to Western music.

Ballroom / Smooth dances are normally danced to Western music ( often from the mid-twentieth century ), and couples dance counter-clockwise around a rectangular floor following the line of dance.

He retained elements of the original, but threw some country music aspects in to the song ( specifically, Western Swing ) and cleaned up the lyrics.

Considered by music authorities as the co-founder of Western swing, he was universally known as the King of Western Swing.

Wills recalled the early days of what became known as Western swing music in a 1949 interview.

Celtic music is a broad grouping of musical genres that evolved out of the folk musical traditions of the Celtic people of Western Europe.

The dates of the Classical period in Western music are generally accepted as being between about 1750 and 1820.

While some suggest that he was overshadowed by Mozart and Beethoven, it would be difficult to overstate Haydn's centrality to the new style, and therefore to the future of Western art music as a whole.

** Western canon, the books, music, and art that have been the most influential in shaping Western culture

Computer music is a term that was originally used within academia to describe a field of study relating to the applications of computing technology in music composition ; particularly that stemming from the Western art music tradition.

A New York writer sent to Tulsa, Oklahoma in late 1940 / early 1941 noted an "... Oklahoma version of shag done to the Western Swing music of Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys at the Cain's Dancing Academy in Tulsa.

Knuth had a difficult time choosing physics over music as his major at Case Institute of Technology ( now part of Case Western Reserve University ).

DanceWriting uses figurative and abstract symbols on a five-line staff ( the Western music notation staff ).