 Andrei fights on the side of the Poles, but when his father nears him in the battle, he realizes his treachery, and lowers his head to be killed by Taras Bulba himself.In the end, there is a brief reminiscence of the love music.The second movement, "The Death of Ostap", focuses on Taras Bulba's older son, who is overcome with grief by Andrei's death.