Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture first page (Breitkopf & Härtel, 1900)

This week, I considered trying a tie-in to real life, searching for a piece that would be appropriate for my anniversary week. Nothing about weddings or anniversaries sprang to mind, and I couldn’t find any suitable pieces in my library relating to the moon. So, I decided, instead to continue the Italian theme from last week, with Berlioz’s Roman Carnival Overture, a piece which I’m not even sure I’d ever heard of before this year.