At the present moment I was, to use the classical term, completely at his mercy.
'Prelude' is a very common term as a title of a musical piece, both classical and popular.
However, the bottom line is the "explanations" are not very convincing in classical terms.
The fact that it does not make sense in classical terms is just the limitation of our experience.
In classical terms, highly statistically significant (unlikely) events should make one question one's model assumptions.
In this context, the name is derived from ύλη, the classical Greek term for "matter."
This is, however, a young musical culture in classical terms, and it bears watching.
Still thinking in classical terms, he went on, "Whatever it is, it may well work.
So, in classical terms, our rationality makes us 'naturally' criminal.
We must simply 'bless' - to use a very classical term - their actions.