Tank!
Yoko Kanno (arr. Satomi Kojima)
Subtitle: Cowboy Bebop Theme
General Info
Year: 1998 / 2001
Duration: c. 3:15
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Big band
Publisher: Music Eight
Cost: Score and Parts - 3,960 yen
For availability information, see Discussion tab, above.
Instrumentation
Condensed Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Saxophone
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Electric Guitar
Percussion I-II, including:
- Bongos (2)
- Cowbell
- Drumset
- Tambourine
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Players clapping
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Tank! is a song composed by Yoko Kanno, performed by the Seatbelts, and the main opening theme song to Cowboy Bebop. It is a big band jazz piece that goes by a Latin-infused hard bop style with a rhythm section that mixes a double bass and bongo drums.
- Program Note adapted from Fandom
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Sax Quartet (1998)
- Strange Grass Hopper (1994)
- Tank! (arr. Kanayama) (1998/2013)
- Tank! (arr. Kojima) (1998/2001)
Resources
- "Tank!" Fandom. Web. Accessed 18 September 2021