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 5 of 64
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
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| Major Seventh | See work details |
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| He's Got The Whole World In His Hands | See work details |
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| For He's a Jolly Good Fellow | See work details |
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| I Love Eating Donuts | See work details |
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| She'll Be Comin' 'Round The Mountain | See work details |
9 more instruments
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| Blow, Ye Winds | See work details |
8 more instruments
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| Work & excerpts Oh! Susanna | See work details | Check individual editions | View sheet music |
| Keyboard Song | See work details |
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| Chord and Scale Studies | See work details |
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| Major Chords | See work details |
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| Melodic Development on Melodic Minor | See work details |
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| Battle Hymn Of The Republic | See work details |
8 more instruments
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| Big Rock Candy Mountain | See work details |
1 more instruments
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| Great God When I Approach Thy Throne | See work details |
2 more instruments
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| Must Jesus Bear The Cross Alone | See work details |
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| Ol' Dan Tucker | See work details |
5 more instruments
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| Now The Day Is Over | See work details |
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| Jean-Philippe Rameau, Arr: Bill Bay | See work details |
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| Chord Etude | See work details |
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| Melody With Vibrato | See work details |
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| Blow the Man Down | See work details |
8 more instruments
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| Blue Bells of Scotland | See work details |
4 more instruments
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| Augmented 7th Chord | See work details |
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| Harmonic Minor | See work details |
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| Ride Ranger Ride | See work details |
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| Wayfarin' Stranger | See work details |
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| Czech Marching Song | See work details |
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| We Three Kings | See work details |
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| When Johnny Comes Marching Home | See work details |
3 more instruments
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| Leaning on the Everlasting Arms | See work details |
1 more instruments
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| My Irish Home | See work details |
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| Swallowtail Jig | See work details |
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| Au Clair de la Lune | See work details |
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| English Song | See work details |
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| Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad | See work details |
2 more instruments
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| How to Read Chord Diagrams | See work details |
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| A chord | See work details |
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| There Is a Tavern in the Town | See work details |
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| Standing In, The Need Of Prayer | See work details |
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| Arpeggio Studies | See work details |
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| Key of B flat (pg. 12) [:36] | See work details |
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| Chords in the Key of D Minor | See work details |
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| Exercise | See work details |
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| The Technical Names of the Chords | See work details |
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| Arpeggio Contents | See work details |
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| Parson's Farewell | See work details |
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| Three Fishermen | See work details |
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| Star of the County Down | See work details |
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