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Title: Collection of Music Scores for the Emmy Awards
Date (inclusive): 1966-1996
Collection number: 2121
Creator:
Bornstein, Robert G.
Extent:
123 flat boxes (51 linear ft.)
Abstract: This collection is comprised of non-published manuscripts of scores and orchestral parts used for Emmy Award presentations
primarily between 1969-1970 and 1980-1988. The manuscripts included in this collection mainly consist of segments of theme
songs drawn from popular television shows that were nominated for Emmy Awards during this time. This collection was donated
by Robert G. Bornstein, former Supervisor of Music Preparation at CBS Special Entertainment, who was involved in preparing
the music scores for the Emmy Awards Ceremonies. The materials included in this collection range from holograph orchestral
scores prepared by music copyists, to translucent ozalid facsimiles used in the reproduction of parts for the orchestra. Orchestral
scores often include the conductor's personal annotations.
Language: Finding aid is written in
English.
Language of the Material:
Materials are in English.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections
for paging information.
Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library
Special Collections for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UC Regents. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the
creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright
owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated by Robert G. Bornstein, on 30 October, 2007. Bornstein was the former Supervisor of Music Preparation
at CBS Special Entertainment. This collection was originally housed at the CBS Music Library.
Processed by Shelina Brown in 2012 in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT), with assistance from Jillian Cuellar.
The processing of this collection was generously supported by
Arcadia
funds.
[Identification of item], Collection of Music Scores for the Emmy Awards (Collection Number 2121). UCLA Library Special Collections,
Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
7082657
The Emmy Awards are an annual awards ceremony held by the Association of Television Arts and Science (ATAS) that recognizes
excellence in television programming. The first Emmy Awards Ceremony was held in 1949, and honored television shows produced
in the Los Angeles area. The Emmy Awards have since expanded to include all national television programming. This collection
of music scores from the Emmys originated in the CBS Music Library. It includes musical scores utilized in the production
of the Primetime Emmy Ceremonies primarily from 1969-1970 and 1980-1988. The collection was donated to UCLA by Robert G. Bornstein,
former Supervisor of Music Preparation at CBS Special Entertainment. Mr. Bornstein was also employed as the head of Music
Preparations for the Academy Awards Ceremonies, working with renowned composer, Johnny Green. In addition to his work on awards
shows, he has been the music preparer for over 75 major motion pictures, including
Avatar (2009),
Titanic (1997), and
Fatal Attraction (1987). He is a professional orchestrator, arranger, and copyist.
The materials included in this collection consist of both handwritten scores and facsimile reproductions of scores used in
the Emmy Awards ceremonies. The conductor's full score, as well as the parts for each individual instrument are provided.
The scores often include hand-written notes and markings inscribed by the conductor or the performer. In terms of musical
content, the scores include both ‘play-on’ and ‘play-off’ cues for popular television shows nominated for Emmy Awards. This
means that an abridged segment of a theme song is adapted for orchestral performance, and structured as either a ‘play-on’
cue that is played when a television program is introduced, or a complementary ‘play-off’ cue that is played as the representative
awardees of a given program leave the stage with their award in hand. This collection contains such cues adapted from popular
television programs from 1969-1970 and 1980-1988. Some notable television programs include:
The Rockford Files (1969),
Hill Street Blues (1982), and
Perry Mason (1986). In addition, the collection includes medleys of popular TV themes that were performed to entertain the live audience
during commercial breaks. This collection offers researchers a valuable insight into the rich history of television music,
as well as orchestral musical practices at Emmy Awards ceremonies.
Prior to the advent of laser printing technology in the 1990s, full orchestral scores and orchestral parts were prepared manually
by a team of copyists. The Emmy Awards collection contains original hand-written holographs, and also facsimiles made on ozalid
translucent sheets. The ozalid process involves printing scores onto chemically treated paper, by ultra-violet rays. This
process is rarely used today, due to the fact that it produces harmful ammonia fumes.
This collection has been organized into thirteen series arranged by year. Within the first twelve series, the scores have
been kept in the original order in which they were received. The order of the scores within each folder is neither alphabetical
nor chronological. It is likely that the scores may have been arranged in the order in which they were performed at the Emmy
Awards ceremony. The last series contains undated materials as well as a folder of correspondence.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
This collection includes 5 cassette tape recordings that must be digitized before use.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Television music, Arranged.
Emmy Awards.
Television broadcasting--Awards--United States.
scores.
The UCLA Music Library collects and provides primary and secondary research materials relating to the film, television and
radio arts and industry. Such collections are housed in the UCLA Performing Arts Special Collections. Some notable collections
of television music scores include:
Jeff Alexander Television, Radio, and Motion Picture Music Collection.
Collection number 42.
Carol Burnett Collection of Television Music and Printed Sheet Music, 1967-1978.
Collection number 162.
Herschel Burke Gilbert Collection of Motion Picture and Television Music, 1946-1969.
Collection number 268-M.
Bernard Herrmann Collection of Music for Film, Television, and Radio Productions, 1935-1969.
Collection number 79.
ABC Television Network scripts and production material for television, 1954-1974.
Collection number 220.
Warner Brothers Studios Music Collection.
Collection number 317.