11[1] in E-flat major "The Four Nations" for string orchestra, Stiles 1.3.3.1 SyFN,[2] was arranged by Australian composer Alfred Hill from his String Quartet No.
5 "The Allies" at some point in 1950s, but the precise date remains unknown, and there is no information about the first performance.
[3] The music of the symphony follows that of the original String Quartet, except for the Finale being 4 bars shorter than in the quartet, due to a minor truncation of the melody of the main subject at each repeat of it.
The most obvious difference is the addition of the double bass part.
[3] The symphony is scored for a standard string orchestra: violins I and II, violas, cellos and double basses.