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Subject: koyunbaba

Author:
Mehmet

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Date Posted: 20:42:43 12/09/06 Sat
In reply to: Prasong 's message, "Sonata Classica 's Ponce , Koyunbaba 's Domeniconi" on 07:30:15 10/23/05 Sun

The composer's name is Carlo Domeniconi, Koyunbaba is the name of the suite.
The following info comes from Guitar Alive at -
http://www.guitaralive.com/programs/prog18-1.html

"Koyunbaba" literally means "sheep-father", or "shepherd" in Turkish, but also refers to
many different things, including: a 13th Century mystical saint-like figure
whose grave is decorated with colored bits of cloth by Turkish villagers
seeking his help with family problems. "Koyunbaba" is also the family name of
his descendants, who still reside in the area. "Koyunbaba" is the name of a
wild, dry area in SouthWest Turkey. Domeniconi relates the story of how the
area is seemingly cursed - numerous people who have attempted to rent or
purchase the land from the Koyunbaba family have died or been stricken ill.
Domeniconi tells of two persons: one was a German woman who wanted to keep the
area in its natural and unspoiled state, but was soon stricken with cancer.
The other was one of three sons of the Koyunbaba family, who suddenly sold
some of the land, but then hung himself.

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