MARCH TEMPO; _Agitato_
"War has broken out, and the lover must take his departure." As from a
distance, the march is heard, at first softly; it increases in volume
and emphasis, coming nearer and nearer. There is an interruption
(_Agitato_), "which graphically depicts the parting of the lovers [an
impassioned dialogue between violins and 'cellos] and Lenore's grief
and despair." The march is resumed, gradually diminishes, and dies away
in the distance.