String Quartet No.4, Op.25 (Stenhammar, Wilhelm)

Incipit	1. $\relative c''{ \key a \minor \version "2.18.0" \tempo "Allegro ma non troppo." \time 4/4 \clef treble \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Violino I" \partial 161 e16 f4~$ f16[ e b c] e[ d b gis] f[ e b c]$ dis[( e) gis( a)] b[( c) dis_\dim( e)] gis([ a b c] b8_\pp[ a]) r2 r4 a,_\markup{\italic"sotto voce"} c2 b4(-. gis)-. }$ 2. $\relative c'{ \key a \major \version "2.18.0" \clef treble \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Violino I" \time 3/8 a4._\p^\markup{\italic"espress."}( b8.[ a16 b8]) cis4.~ cis4 r8 b8.([ a16 b8] cis8[ e d]) cis4.(~ cis4 b8) }$ 3. $\relative c''{ \key a \minor \clef treble \version "2.18.0" \tempo \markup {\line{\italic "Scherzo."}{" Allegro."}} \time 2/4 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Violino II" \partial 161 a16_\markup{\line{\italic"molto "}{\dynamic"p"}} a8[ r16 d,] d8[ r16 a'] a[ a f e] d8[ r16 a'] a8[ r16 a_\<] b[ a a b\!] }$ 4. $\relative c''{ \key a \minor \version "2.18.0" \clef treble \tempo \markup {\line{\italic "Aria variata ('Och riddaren.')"}{" Andante semplice"}} \time 2/4 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Violino I" \partial 8*1 c8_\p a[( b c) e] e8.[( d16)] d[( c) b8] a8[( b)] c16[( d e8] b4.) \override BreathingSign.text = \markup { \musicglyph #"scripts.caesura.curved" } \breathe c8 }$
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	4 movements
Composition Year	1904-09
Genre Categories	Quartets; For 2 violins, viola, cello; Scores featuring the violin; Scores featuring the viola; Scores featuring the cello; For 4 players

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Complete Score
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Publisher. Info.	Copenhagen: Wilhelm Hansen, n.d.[1912]. Plate 14818. Reissue - 1950.
Reprinted	London: Merton Music, No.4341, n.d.[1996-2010].
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Complete Parts
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KGill (2010/6/15)

Publisher. Info.	Copenhagen: Wilhelm Hansen, 1912. Plate 14818.
Reprinted	London: Merton Music, No.4290, n.d.[1996-2010].
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Violin 1
*#30826 - 0.79MB, 17 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 270×⇩ - Aldona Jones

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Violin 2
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Viola
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Violoncello
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Publisher. Info.	Copenhagen: Wilhelm Hansen, 1912. Plate 14818.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
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Work Title	String Quartet No.4
Alternative. Title
Name Translations	Quatuor à cordes nº 4; 4. Streichquartett; String Quartet No. 4
Authorities	WorldCat; VIAF: 181258159
Composer	Stenhammar, Wilhelm
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	Op.25
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.	IWS 37
Key	A minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	4 movements. Allegro ma non troppo (A minor) Adagio (A major) Scherzo. Allegro (C major) Aria variata. Andante semplice (Theme, 11 variations and coda) (A minor)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1904-09
First Performance.	1910 March 7, Gothenburg, Aulin Quartet
First Publication.	1912
Dedication	Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
Average DurationAvg. Duration	30–36 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Romantic
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	2 Violins, viola, cello
Authorities	VIAF VIAF VIAF
External Links	Swedish Musical Heritage MPH preface (by Alasdair Jamieson, 2008) All Music Guide Edition Silvertrust Wikipedia article (French)

First publication 1912 seems about right (and confirmed by HMB).