While Villa-Lobos started work on this quartet in 1917, it was not performed until October 1949, when the Borgerth String Quartet premiered it in Rio de Janeiro.
The quartet is divided into four movements:
1. Allegro con moto
2. Andantino (tranquillo)
3. Scherzo (allegro vivace)
4. Allegro
Lyrics for this song have yet to be released
String Quartet No. 4 was written by Heitor Villa-Lobos.
Heitor Villa-Lobos released String Quartet No. 4 on Sat Oct 08 1949.