8 in A major, Stiles 1.2.3.3 SQ8,[1] by Australian composer Alfred Hill was finished half month after his Seventh: the manuscript score and parts, which are preserved in the National Library of Australia, are dated 6 December 1934.
[5] When in 1921 Henri Verbrugghen, the first director of New South Wales State Conservatorium of Music, left Australia for Minneapolis, Alfred Hill was a popular candidate for this position, but W. Arundel Orchard was appointed instead.
He retired in 1934, and although Hill was still a popular choice, he was overlooked again in favor of Edgar Bainton.
During this short period of 1934–1937 Hill composed nine string quartets, first of which was the Seventh.
He travelled to Melbourne with his wife Mirrie Hill.