5 in E-flat major "The Allies", Stiles 1.2.3.3 SQ5,[1] was completed by Alfred Hill on 24 June 1920 in Sydney (as indicated in the manuscript).
[2][3] It is dedicated to Henri Verbrugghen[2][3] (the first director of the New South Wales State Conservatorium), whose quartet gave the first public performance of the composition on 2 March 1921.
[4] The music of the quartet presents four nations who were allies during World War I.
The quartet is in four movements,[7] each presenting a nation: France, USA, Italy, and Great Britain.
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