Part 5: Inspecting the Wall

Toward A Recapitulation of Faith and Faithfulness Amongst Black Students in Racialized American Society

On Recapitulation & Other Voices

There are several theological terms ministry practitioners will encounter regarding Black students and young adults, but the most appropriate phrase derives from music composition theory, rather than theological ideas.

Recapitulation is a crucial component of Sonata form in classical music, and is one of the most brilliant ways to develop a musical argument. One of the more notable examples where this form is salient and conspicuous is in Mozart’s Piano Sonata No. 16 in C. Sonata form can be divided into three main parts: First, the exposition, which presents or exposes all the main themes, musical materials, and seed notes. The exposition is typically made up of two groups with contrasting keys, themes, moods, or ideas. The development aspect of Sonata form follows the exposition and continues to develop the material introduced. The development portion of the Sonata is deliberately more discursive and looser in structure, and often interchanges many ke…