Cyrillus Kreek Memorial

The Cyrillus Kreek Memorial stands on Vaikne kallas in Haapsalu, in front of the composer's former home by the Väike viik bay. Cyrillus Kreek was an Estonian composer and a developer of choral music whose work gives an important place to sacred folk tunes, choral songs and arrangements of folk music. Much of his work was written in Haapsalu, where he lived and worked. The memorial by sculptor Aime Kuulbusch links the composer's life story with the townscape and offers a way to discover Estonian music history outside the concert hall. The monument is a separate work of public art, not another name for the Väike viik skating rink or the Haapsalu promenade.