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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: John Cacavas collection
Creator:
Cacavas, John
Identifier/Call Number: 2660
Identifier/Call Number: /repositories/5/resources/3274
Physical Description:
100.354 Linear Feet
69 boxes
Date (bulk): 1970s-2000s
Abstract: This collection consists of the papers and recordings of American conductor and composer John Cacavas (1930-2014).
Language of Material:
English.
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).
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.
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.
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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Bonnie Cacavas, November 10, 2014.
[Box/folder no. or item name], John Cacavas collection, Collection no. 2660, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
This collection is unprocessed.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Sheet music
long-playing records
Audiocassettes
Posters
Arrangement (Music)
Cacavas, John -- Archives