The finale of Haydn’s Symphony no. 45 in F-sharp minor (“Farewell”).
This scene from the 1940 movie Waterloo Bridge uses the same trope.
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Music is our witness, and our ally. The beat is the confession which recognizes, changes, and conquers time. (James Baldwin)
