Talk:Idée fixe

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 Definition A preoccupation of mind held so firmly as to resist any attempt to modify it, a fixation [d] [e]
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This article is a copy of an article of the same name written by myself for Wikipedia Sept-Oct 2010. John R. Brews 18:01, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

The term is also used in musical contexts, to refer to a recurring theme, e.g. in Berlioz' Symphonie Fantastique. I don't kno wwhat the relation is between these uses. Peter Jackson 14:00, 7 August 2011 (UTC)