Composer
William Bay
Composer, guitarist, trumpet player and music educator
3,069 works and musical collections
Biography
William Bay combines work as a guitarist and trumpet player with composing, teaching and music publishing. His performing and writing experience spans jazz, rock, classical and sacred music. He earned his bachelor's degree at Washington University in St. Louis and a master's degree at the University of Missouri.
Bay's work with Mel Bay Publications connects his performing experience with instructional publishing. The Guitar Foundation of America credits him with more than 200 books and documents his work across jazz, rock, classical and sacred repertoire.
Written from Guitar Foundation of America: Biography — Bill Bay.
Life and musical career
- Roles
- Composer; instrumentalist; instructional author; music publisher
- Instruments played
- Guitar; trumpet
- Education
- Washington University in St. Louis; University of Missouri
- Styles documented by source
- Jazz; rock; classical; sacred
- Publishing affiliation
- Mel Bay Publications
Sources: Guitar Foundation of America: Biography — Bill Bay.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Guitar, Flute, Harmonica, violin, Trumpet
- Genres represented
- Jazz, Rock, Blues, Country, Folk
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue page 2 of 64
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| E Minor Walk | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Ground Hog | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Erie Canal | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| O Come Let Us Adore Him | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Patapan | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Love Came Down At Christmas | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Minorology | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Song Of Peace | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Adeste Fideles | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Running The Notes | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| O Come, Creator Spirit | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Walls Of Jericho | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| 09) Chords in the Key of A | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Cruisin' | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Later | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| The God Of Abraham Praise (Leoni) | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Jesus Shall Reign (Duke Street) | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Come, Christians, Join To Sing (Spanish Hymn) | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Good Christian Men, Rejoice (In Dulci Jubilo) | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| God Of Our Fathers (National Hymn) | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Blessed Assurance (Assurance) | See work details |
3 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow (Old 100th | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Amazing Grace | See work details |
10 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| O Sacred Head, Now Wounded (Passion Chorale) | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| My Jesus, I Love Thee (Gordon) | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Michael Row The Boat Ashore | See work details |
11 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Daily, Daily Sing The Praises | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Jazz Techniques | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Dominant 7th Chord | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Improvisation Study | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Living Where the Healing Waters Flow | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Major and Minor Scales | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Work & excerpts Oh My Darling Clementine | See work details | Check individual editions | View sheet music |
| Left Hand Studies | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Will The Circle Be Unbroken? | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Bury Me Beneath The Willow | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| o What Shall We Do With the Drunken Sailor? | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Major-Minor Seventh | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Chording Guitar | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Guide To Chord Diagrams | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Other Scales | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| A Chord Form | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Blue Notes (:42) | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Finger Pattern (:48) | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Wandering (:40) | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Three String Study | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Ragtime Annie | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| D Minor Walk | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |