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 62 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 |
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| I Love Hime | See work details |
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| C Minor Walk | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Overdrive Boogie | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| A Jive Blues | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Walkin' In E | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Walkin' In F | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Struttin' | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Shuckin' | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Coastin' Home | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Riff Song | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Walkin' In D | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Gettin' It Down! | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Walkin' In A Minor |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| G Minor Walk | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Latin Nights | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Ab Walkin' | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Bass Shuffle | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Crossing Over To Ireland | See work details |
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| Filimiooriay | See work details |
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| Black-Eyed Susie | See work details |
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| Aloette | See work details |
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| Drunken Sailor | See work details |
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| Goin' Home | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| The Coventry Carol | See work details |
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| The Star Of Christmas Morning | See work details |
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| Bring A Torch, Jeanette, Isabella | See work details |
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| The Holly and the Ivy | See work details |
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| Hush, My Babe, Lie Still and Slumber | See work details |
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| Masters in this Hall | See work details |
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| Night Song | See work details |
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| Chicken Gumbo | See work details |
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| Pretty Chord Progressions | See work details |
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| Oh, How I Love Jesus | See work details |
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| The Quilting Party, Seeing Nellie Home | See work details |
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| A Non-Chordal Study in D Minor |
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| Blues In E | See work details |
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| Take My Life and Let It Be | See work details |
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| Chord Song | See work details |
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| Country Waltz | See work details |
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| Oh Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie | See work details |
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| Tallis Canyon | See work details |
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| Marching Song | See work details |
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| Meditation Performed by William Bay | See work details |
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| Hard Luck | See work details |
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| The Earth Is The Lord's Performed by William Bay | See work details |
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| Martyr Dei | See work details |
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| There Is A Balm In Gilead | See work details |
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| Rosa Mystica | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |