Joel Lindberg OKNOS
for string orchestra
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Joel Lindberg OKNOS
orchestra
INSTRUMENTATION
Strings
• One extended-range contrabass needed.
This piece explores the quiet, persistent currents of mental illness, focusing on an anxiety that is constantly pushed aside but never truly confronted. The narrative circles around the tension between suppression and resurfacing, the way unaddressed worry seeps back in, no matter how firmly it is buried. Through these contrasts, the piece reflects the cyclical nature of avoidance and return, inner struggle and fragile balance.
The title Oknos refers to the mythological figure condemned to weave a rope that is endlessly eaten away behind him.
Joel Lindberg
Duration: 5 min
World premiere 22 April 2026; Öjeby kyrka, Piteå, Sweden Norrbottens Kammarorkester
ISMN 979-0-070-15040-8
Score: GE 15040 Study score: GE 15042 Parts available on hire
Copyright © 2026 Gehrmans Musikförlag AB, Stockholm
Stema Specialtryck, Borås JL/MM 2026 b
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