The passage from the opera Juliette which Martinů incorporated into the last movement of Fantaisies Symphoniques occurs three times in Act Two. Its first occurrence is in Scene V, at figure 23, just after Julietta encounters Michel for the second time. She meets him at the crossroads in the forest as agreed at the end of Act One. The orchestra plays alone, following these words from Julietta:

The second occurrence comes later in Scene V, at figure 32. This time the voices are heard over the orchestra with the following words:

It is never really clear whether Julietta is simply completing Michel’s past statement on his behalf, or stating her present feelings, but this passage is the nearest thing the opera has to a declaration of love. Perhaps it was therefore this second occurrence which Martinů had uppermost in his mind when he composed Fantaisies Symphoniques.

The same music appears for the last time towards the end of the act, in the bars leading up to figure 87. Michel’s dream is about to come to an end – he appears distracted, unsure of what he is doing, and when he at last hears a snatch of Julietta’s song, he fails to recognise it.