Cyrillus Kreek was an Estonia

Estonia

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n composer.

Kreek studied trombone

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 and composition

Musical composition

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 at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory

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 from 1908 to 1916 in the years immediately prior to the Russian Revolution, then worked as music teacher first in his native Haapsalu

Haapsalu

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 (in western Estonia), at the Tartu Music College and later at the Tallinn Conservatory.

Kreek started collecting religious folksongs in 1911 in the Haapsalu region. He systematically collected the folk music of his native country, and many of his folk melody arrangements have since become part of the permanent repertoire of Estonian choral societies. He was the first Estonian collector to use the phonograph for this purpose and the harmonisations he made became a lifelong preoccupation. The beautiful psalm settings heard here have an unmistakable folk tinge, and yet they are much more than simple folksong arrangements, with their carefully graded choral colouring and passing use of imitation. Kreek's magnum opus was his Requiem, using an Estonian translation of the text of Mozart's Requiem, but his essence is perfectly expressed in these choral miniatures. The first three psalms on this recording were composed in August 1923, while the setting of Psalm 121 was made in October of the same year. Cyrillus Kreek also achieved renown as an instrumental composer with his Musica sacra, a Humoreske for orchestra, and a Suite for zithers and orchestra.

Music Composed by Cyrillus Kreek

• Reekviem (1927)
• Musica sacra (for Orchestra, 1943)
• Armastuslaul 13. sajandist (for Orchestra, 1943)
• Kalevipoeg nõiakoopas (Cantata, 1953)
• Setu sümfoonia (for Orchestra, 1953)