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 63 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Arpeggios Performed by William Bay | See work details |
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| D String Boogie Performed by William Bay | See work details |
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| Rhythmic Variation Study #2 Performed by William Bay | See work details |
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| Rhythmic Variation Study #3 Performed by William Bay | See work details |
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| G Scale Veloctiy Study #2 Performed by William Bay | See work details |
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| The Dixieland Ball | See work details |
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| One More Day | See work details |
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| Sailor's Hornpipe | See work details |
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| Appalachian Melody | See work details |
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| Sunny's Blues | See work details |
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| The Easy Winners | See work details |
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| Jazz Sax Study | See work details |
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| Good Christian Men, Rejoice [1:48] | See work details |
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| El Capitan March | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| The Count | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Benji's Eating Pizza | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Eating Pizza Makes Me Happy | See work details |
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| 02) How to Read Tab | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| 03) Chords in the Key of C | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| 05) Chords in the Key of G | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| 07) Chords in the Key of D | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| 08) Thumbpicking Chord Studies/Key of D | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| 10) Thumbpicking Chord Studies/Key of A | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| 12) Thumbpicking Chord Studies/Key of E | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| 13) Chords in the Key of A Minor | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| 15) Chords in the Key of E Minor | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| 17) Chords in the Key of D Minor | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| 18) Thumbpicking Chord Studies/Key of D Minor | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Follow On | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| He Took My Sins | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Jesus Saves | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Joy in My Soul | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| D Minor Scale No. 2 Fifth Position | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Cabin Fever | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Ee's Flat | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| For Wes | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Goin' Home Bues | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Idlin' On By Performed by William Bay | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Jumpin' | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Minor Detail | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Shufflin' | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Bluesin' the Frets | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Catskill Night | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Collin's Quest | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Mackinaw Straight | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Swing Steppin' | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Minor Major Seven | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| God Rest Ye Merry, Gentelmen | See work details |
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