John Cacavas collection
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Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the papers and recordings of American conductor and composer John Cacavas (1930-2014). This includes audio and video recordings, as well as sheet music for many compositions and personal papers.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1970s-2000s
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is currently unavailable for access
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Biographical / Historical
John Cacavas (1930-2014) was an American composer, conductor, and arranger who wrote music for many CBS programs including Kojak (1973-1978), Amy Prentiss (1974), and ABC Weekend Specials (1979-1983). Cacavas was nominated for Emmys for his music for Kojak in 1976, and for the police drama Eischied in 1979.
Also an author, Cavacas wrote two instructional books, Music Arranging and Orchestration (1985) and The Art of Writing Music: A Practical Book for Composers and Arrangers (1993), his memoir he co-wrote with his wife Bonnie Becker Cacavas, It's More Than Do-Re-Mi: My Life in Music (2003), and the novel A Song for Lynbidium (2007).
Extent
100.354 Linear Feet (69 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of the papers and recordings of American conductor and composer John Cacavas (1930-2014).
Additional collection guides
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Bonnie Cacavas, November 10, 2014.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed.
- Title
- Finding aid for the John Cacavas collection
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated
- Date
- 2023 April
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library Repository
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0185 United States
ctlibarc@usc.edu