Influence of Islam on Western Music Many parts of classical Western music is based on influences from Turkish, Arabic, African music. CLASSICAL MUSIC: Hyden (Military” Symphony 1794 ), Beethoven (The Ruins of Athens, premiered in Pest in 1812, and Rule Britannia“ and “Malbrouck s’en va-t-en guerre” ), Rameau, Rossini, Ludwig Phorr and Gluck (“Iphigenie auf [...]

