While "gallop" signifies a horse running at full speed, this piece begins Tardamente (slowly) and proceeds to Allegro con serioso (fast, seriously). The middle section, Flebilmente e impaziente (sorrowfully and impatiently), is only eight measures long, but it should be performed to express the sensation of running at full speed. Motifs from the preceding four pieces are utilized in this work, and it concludes quietly with a Picardy third, recalling the entire collection.