Composer
Billy Strayhorn
American musician, composer, lyricist and arranger (1915–1967)
1915–1967
38 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1915
- Died
- 1967
- Birthplace
- Dayton
- Place of death
- New York City
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Modern
Biography
Billy Strayhorn — American musician, composer, lyricist and arranger (1915–1967). Billy Strayhorn was born in 1915 in Dayton. The recorded year of death is 1967; place of death: New York City. The biographical record lists citizenship or historical state as United States.
Life and musical career
- Occupations
- pianist; composer; jazz musician; songwriter; music arranger; musician; bandleader
- Education
- Westinghouse High School
- Recorded memberships
- The Oscar Pettiford Quartet
- Instruments played
- piano
- Genres
- jazz
- Awards
- Grammy Trustees Award
- Official website
- https://billystrayhorn.com/
- Birth name
- William Thomas Strayhorn
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 64193228
- ISNI
- 000000007360288X
- GND ID
- 119403544
- Library of Congress ID
- n81072976
- MusicBrainz ID
- 23ec9ce1-2dae-437d-ba33-d6ddfe8fd0a9
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Voice, Horn, Piano, Guitar, Vocal
- Genres represented
- Jazz, Blues, pop, Classical
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Take The 'A' Train | See work details |
8 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Lush Life | See work details |
3 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Chelsea Bridge | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Passion Flower | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Upper Manhattan Medical Group | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Work & excerpts After All | See work details | Check individual editions | View sheet music |
| Satin Doll | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Day Dream | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Clementine | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Midriff | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| The Star-Crossed Lovers | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Just A Settin' And A Rockin' | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Lotus Blossom | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Balcony Serenade | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Something To Live For | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| My Little Brown Book | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| The The A Train | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Rain Check | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Johnny Come Lately | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Isfahan | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Hit Me With A Hot Note And W | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| UMMG | See work details |
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| Drawing Room Blues | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Fantastic Rhythm | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Life is a Flower | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Just A Sittin' And A Rockin' | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Raincheck | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Blood Count | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Valse | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Caravan/Mills | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Now's The Time | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| A Flower Is A Lovesome Thingsheet music to download for jazz band | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| jazz combo series | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| The Music of Billy Strayhorn for Brass Quintet | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Mid-Riff | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Hark for Duke's Trumpet | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Love Came | See work details |
| View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. This short biography is assembled from the recorded facts. Authority record: VIAF 64193228. Portrait: William P. Gottlieb / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.