Fredrik Pacius (or Friedrich Pacius) (1809-1891) was German composer and conductor who lived most of his life in Finland. He has been called the "Father of Finnish music". Pacius was born in Hamburg He was appointed as a music teacher at the University of Helsinki in 1834. In Helsinki he founded a musical society, a student choir and an orchestra. In 1848 Pacius wrote the music to the poem Maamme by Johan Ludvig Runeberg, which was to become Finland's national anthem. Pacius’s music was also used for the Estonian national anthem Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm. 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search A composer is a person who writes music. ... Conducting is the act of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. ... Jump to: navigation, search Hamburg is Germanys second largest city (after Berlin) and, with the Hamburg Harbour, its principal port. ... The University of Helsinki is a university located in Helsinki, Finland. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Maamme (Finnish) or VÃ¥rt land (Swedish), meaning Our land, is the title of Finlands de facto national anthem. ... Johan Ludvig Runeberg (Portrait by Albert Edelfelt) Johan Ludvig Runeberg (February 5 or February 7, 1804 – May 6, 1877) was a Finland-Swedish poet, and is held to be the national poet of Finland. ... A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that is formally recognized by a countrys government as their states official national song. ... Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm (My Fatherland, My Happiness and Joy) was adopted as the national anthem (Estonian: hümn or riigihümn) of the Republic of Estonia in 1920, and again in 1990. ...

In 1852 he composed Kung Karls jakt/Kaarle-kuninkaan metsästys (The Hunt of King Charles) which was the first Finnish opera, with a libretto in the style of Romantic nationalism, like the national anthem designed to ensure Finland's Grand Duke (i.e. Russia's Emperor) on the total loyalty of his subjects in Finland. The libretto was written by the author and historian Zacharias Topelius in close collaboration with the composer. Jump to: navigation, search 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search The foyer of Charles Garniers Opéra, Paris, opened 1875 Opera refers to an European art form consisting of a dramatic stage performance set to music. ... A libretto is the body of words used in an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, oratorio, or musical. ... Liberty Leading the People, embodying the Romantic view of the French Revolution of 1830; its painter Eugène Delacroix also served as an elected deputy Romantic nationalism (also organic nationalism, identity nationalism) is the form of nationalism in which the state derives its political legitimacy as an organic consequence of... The title of Grand Duke (Latin, Magnus Dux; German, Großherzog, Russian, Великий князь) used in Slavic, Baltic, and Germanic countries, is ranked in honour below King but higher than a sovereign Duke (Herzog) or Prince (Fürst). ... Topelius in a picture published in the Swedish periodical Svenska Familj-Journalen 1866. ...