The work is in four movements and, according to the composer, grows out of a single motif. The first movement alternates between lyrical and rhythmical material presented in variation. The second movement, in 6/8 time is a Scherzo, marked by a rhythmically irregular Dvořákian leading melody. The slow third movement is dominated by the strings with short passagework for the woodwind. The finale is an energetic reworking of earlier material and concludes with a vibrant tutti.
| Date of composition | 1945 (from April to June 1945) in New York, NY, United States |
| Premiered | 1945, November 30th (Academy of Music) in Philadelphia, PA, United States by Eugene Ormandy (Jenő Blau) |
| First published | 1950 by Boosey & Hawkes in London, United Kingdom |
| Dedicated to | Helen and William Ziegler |
| Type | Symphony |
| Catalogue | H 305 |
| Approx. duration | 35 minutes |
| Instruments | Orchestra |
| Autotranslations beta |
Bohuslav Martinů: Symphonie n°4, H 305 Bohuslav Martinů: Sinfonia n. 4, H 305 Bohuslav Martinů: Sinfonie Nr. 4, H 305 |