The idée fixé is a theme, a melody which represents "his beloved." It occurs in every movement, altered as necessary.This is the idée fixé theme as it is heard for the first time in the entire symphony, bar 72 of the 1st movement (as heard above. Here it is in the key of C major. Note, it starts on soh, then leaps around the doh chord.
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