Director musices explained

Director musices, Latin for music director, was a title held by music directors especially at European universities or cathedrals; sometimes also at cathedral schools. The title is still used at universities in Sweden. In Finland it is an honorary award granted by the President of the Republic.

Today directores^[1] musices are primarily responsible for music activities at a university and choral and/or orchestra conductors.

Swedish universities with director musices positions

• Uppsala University, since 1620
• Lund University, since 1748
• Linköping University, since 1993
• Umeå University, since 2000
• Royal Institute of Technology, since 2002
• Örebro University, since 2003
• Linnaeus University, since 2010

Directores musices

• Johann Sebastian Bach, "Cantor zu St. Thomae et Director Musices Lipsiensis"
• Johann Christian Friedrich Hæffner, Uppsala University 1808–1833
• Wilhelm Stenhammar, Uppsala University 1909
• Hugo Alfvén, Uppsala University 1910–1939
• Lars-Erik Larsson, Uppsala University 1961–1965

See also

• Kapellmeister
• Director of Music

Notes

1. [plural]