String Quartet String Quartet - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.969656 Composed by Christopher Gleeson. Contemporary. Score and parts. 53 pages. Christopher gleeson #4580451. Published by christopher gleeson (A0.969656). This early work has the caption - 'In desolation friends bring solace'. It was born of painful personal experience, crying out for consolation and reflecting on the playfulness of love lost. The piece works its way to happier moods and a kind of joyfulness and peace toward the end. It is in 4 movements.