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Asting is a shortdrum sequence played by adrummer to punctuate ajoke, especially an obvious one. A sting is often used as accompaniment duringcabaret- andcircus-style shows. Sometimes the sound of the sting is writtenba dum tsh,ba-dum cha,ba-dum ching,ba dum tiss and occasionallyba dum tis. InBritish English,boom boom is used, for example in "Ha ha ha! Boom! Boom!", the catchphrase of the children's television character,Basil Brush.[1] When a full orchestra flourish is to be indicated as a sting, it sometimes is written or spoken as,ta da! orta da— as an interjection.
In the context ofpercussion,rimshot normally refers to a single stroke of the stick in which the rim and head of a drum are both struck simultaneously by the same stick, creating an accent.[2] A rimshot in this context is only a component of the sting, and does not appear at all in some stings.
Common stings may feature a shortroll followed by acrash orsplash cymbal andkick drum, aflam, or a rimshot. The notation shown here is an advanced example that uses a tom then kick, followed by a pause to put the final stroke offbeat, and a final stroke using both the snare and kick drums to support a one-handedcymbal choke, meaning all three are hit at once.
Inbroadcasting, the termsting refers to any short musical sequence used for punctuation, for example to introduce a commercial break during a television news program.[3] Such stings commonly use a full orchestra rather than just percussion, and intelevision may be backed by a short video sequence.
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