Finding aid for the John Cacavas collection 2660
Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
2023 April
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0185
ctlibarc@usc.edu
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
Box 1, Box 2, Box 3, Box 4, Box 5, Box 6, Box 7, Box 8, Box 9, Box 10, Box 11, Box 12, Box 13, Box 14, Box 15, Box 16, Box 17, Box 18, Box 19, Box 20, Box 21, Box 22, Box 23, Box 24, Box 25, Box 26, Box 27, Box 28, Box 29, Box 30, Box 31, Box 32, Box 33, Box 34, Box 35, Box 36, Box 37, Box 38, Box 39, Box 40, Box 41, Box 42, Box 43, Box 44, Box 45, Box 46, Box 47, Box 48, Box 49, Box 50, Box 51, Box 52, Box 53, Box 54, Box 55, Box 56, Box 57, Box 58, Box 59, Box 60, Box 61, Box 62, Box 63, Box 64, Box 65, Box 66, Box 67, Box 68, Box 69
Unprocessed materials /repositories/5/archival_objects/668521