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 4 of 64

Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.

Works and musical collections with sheet music details
Title	Work details	Listed instruments	Sheet music
Fingerpicking Solos	See work details	Guitar	View sheet music Work & edition details
Hard Times Come Again No More (Stephen Foster)	See work details	Guitar	View sheet music Work & edition details
The Girl With the Flaxen Hair (C. Debussy)	See work details	Guitar	View sheet music Work & edition details
Diminished #2	See work details	Guitar Jazz	View sheet music Work & edition details
Chord Studies In C	See work details	Guitar	View sheet music Work & edition details
Chord Studies In D (Not On Cd)	See work details	Guitar	View sheet music Work & edition details
Winds Through The Olive Trees	See work details	Guitar	View sheet music Work & edition details
Jazz Studies	See work details	Guitar	View sheet music Work & edition details
Hold to God's Unchanging Hand	See work details	Guitar	View sheet music Work & edition details
Seventh Chords	See work details	Guitar Rock	View sheet music Work & edition details
Our Meeting Is Over	See work details	Guitar	View sheet music Work & edition details
Drifting Too Far From the Shore	See work details	Guitar	View sheet music Work & edition details
3/4 Arpeggio Strum (:26)	See work details	Guitar	View sheet music Work & edition details
Country Pickin' (:36)	See work details	Guitar	View sheet music Work & edition details
How to Read Tablature	See work details	Guitar	View sheet music Work & edition details
There Is A Tavern In The Town [1:10]	See work details	Mandolin	View sheet music Work & edition details
The British Grenadiers	See work details	Harmonica	View sheet music Work & edition details
Alexander's Ragtime Band	See work details	Ukulele	View sheet music Work & edition details
Boston Boy	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
It Ain't Gonna Rain	See work details	Mandolin	View sheet music Work & edition details
Velocity Study #1 Performed by William Bay	See work details	Guitar	View sheet music Work & edition details
Cumberland Gap	See work details	violin Clarinet Trombone 1 more instruments Trumpet	View sheet music Work & edition details
Angels We Have Heard On High [2:54]	See work details	Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
14) Thumbpicking Chord Studies/Key of A Minor	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
19) Appendix: Diminished Chords, all Keys/Augmented Chords, all Keys	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Glory To God, Halleluhau	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
German Hymn (Lasst Unserfreuen)	See work details	Guitar Choir Recorder	View sheet music Work & edition details
Tell Me The Story Of Jesus (Story Of Jesus)	See work details	Choir	View sheet music Work & edition details
How Firm A Foundation (Foundation)	See work details	Guitar violin Choir 3 more instruments Clarinet Trombone Harmonica	View sheet music Work & edition details
Lord, Dismiss Us With Thy Blessing (Sicilian Marin	See work details	Choir	View sheet music Work & edition details
Beneath The Cross Of Jesus (St. Christopher)	See work details	Choir	View sheet music Work & edition details
Come, Ye Disconsolate (Consolator)	See work details	Choir	View sheet music Work & edition details
Rock Of Ages (Toplady)	See work details	Guitar Choir Harmonica 1 more instruments Ukulele	View sheet music Work & edition details
Away In A Manger	See work details	Guitar Choir Trumpet 1 more instruments Ukulele	View sheet music Work & edition details
Come, Thou Fount Of Every Blessing (Nettleton)	See work details	Choir	View sheet music Work & edition details
Come, Ye That Love The Lord (St. Thomas)	See work details	Choir	View sheet music Work & edition details
How Sweet The Name Of Jesus Sounds (St. Peter)	See work details	Choir	View sheet music Work & edition details
All Praise To Thee My God, This Night (Tallis Canon)	See work details	Choir	View sheet music Work & edition details
Holy God, We Praise Thy Name (Grosser Gott)	See work details	Choir	View sheet music Work & edition details
Rejoice, Ye Pure In Heart (Marion)	See work details	Choir	View sheet music Work & edition details
Breathe On Me, Breath Of God (Trentham)	See work details	Choir	View sheet music Work & edition details
When Morning Gilds The Skies (Laudes Domini)	See work details	Choir	View sheet music Work & edition details
Faith Of Our Fathers (St. Catherine)	See work details	Guitar Choir Trumpet	View sheet music Work & edition details
Praise, My Soul, The King Of Heaven (Lauda Anima)	See work details	Choir	View sheet music Work & edition details
Jesus Is His Name	See work details	Guitar Choir	View sheet music Work & edition details
Oh, Sinner Man	See work details	Piano Guitar Flute 7 more instruments violin Choir Recorder Mandolin Banjo Ukulele Tin Whistle	View sheet music Work & edition details
We'll Give The Glory To Jesus	See work details	Guitar Choir	View sheet music Work & edition details
Praise Him, All Ye Little Children	See work details	Guitar Choir	View sheet music Work & edition details