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Definition of idee in English English dictionary
idée: Idea, occurring only in certain set phrases which are borrowings from French:
idee fixe: Alternative spelling of idée fixe
idée fixe: A recurring musical theme; a leitmotif
a definite musical figure, called the 'idée fixe,' unifying the work throughout by its constant reappearance in various aspects and surroundings.
idée fixe: An idea dominating the mind; an obsession
His conclusion though is illuminating, and established a theme that was to concern him for the next forty years of his life, becoming the idée fixe of works such as The Ghost in the Machine, The Act of Creation and the Roots of Coincidence.
idee fixe: the term Berlioz used for the melody representing the loved one in his Symphonie fantastique
idee fixe: \ee-day-FEEKS\, noun; plural idees fixes \ee-day-FEEKS\: An idea that dominates the mind; a fixed idea; an obsession
idee fixe: {i} (French) fixed and obsessive idea; obsession
idee fixe: A recurring theme The term was coined by Berlioz in Symphonic fantastique
idee fixe: (Literally: "Fixed idea"): A motive or theme associated with a character or idea in classical music This is essentially the same thing as a leitmotiv, but the idee fixe--developed by Hector Berlioz in the 1820's--predates Wagner's famous use of the same device
idee fixe: Term used by Berlioz for a recurring theme used in all the movements of his Symphonie Fantastique