In Symphonie fantastique, the Idée fixe is a unifying musical thread throughout the five movements. The theme can vary in tempo, orchestration, harmony, register, etc. depending on where in the piece the Idée fixe appears. This method of musical unification is called thematic cohesion.
a. true
b. false
b. false
(This method of musical unification is called thematic transformation.)
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