Kyrie

Meaning the treble voices dominated the work. The mass was written for the Reims Cathedral were he served as a clergy member. Excluding the Kyrie Machaut seems to use his style of writing motet to compose this Mass. The mass contains 5 movements a Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus and a Agnus Dei. Though it was not the very first polyphonic cycle of the mass, it was the first by a single composer. Because of this the creation of this mass did come…

Eastern Conference Central Division fourth ranking team Detroit Pistons defeated the conference leader Cleveland Cavaliers with a 96-88 victory at the Quicken Loans Arena Monday night. Pistons guards Reggie Jackson and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope led the Auburn Hills-based three-time NBA champion club to withstood the late comeback run of the Cavs to end a five-game losing skid. Jackson dropped 23 points, with 4 assists, 3 rebounds and 3 steals while Caldwell-Pope added 19 points. 4 rebounds and 2…

NBA Finals Night It was a very cold night and I was ready to get in the shower and lay on the couch with some Schwan's ice cream and a Vikings blanket. Just then I remembered it was NBA finals night! I was so excited and threw on my lucky black Under Armour underwear and my dad put on his lucky tan Carhartt shirt. We got the softest blankets in the house and memory foam pillows. I had some Hershey's chocolate and ice cream my dad also had a cherry popsicle.We clicked on the tv and there was…

As I gazed at the neon illuminating from the scoreboard, I felt mentally drained and overworked by the effort poured into this game. With every step I took towards the dented, bench the gymnasium only shrunk in size, making my body feel restricted and short of breath. I felt out place, as if I was lost in my own backyard. The smell of popcorn from the stands diminished, the shrill from the sneakers gliding on the polished hardwood weakened and the tension from the crowd grew with time…

Josquin des Prez is a Renaissance composer that was born in northern France in the year 1450. During his early years he spent his time in Cambrai where some of his earliest work is recorded during the early 1470’s. He spent most of his early years in Italy where he entered into the services of the Duke of Hercules of Ferrara in 1502. In 1505 he left Ferrara upon the death of the duke and became the provost of the collegiate church of Notre Dame. Josquin was one of the first composers whose…

Although home aquariums make a beautiful addition and present many health benefits to families, they can also bring added danger. As the emergence of marine toxins increase, medical professionals advise aquarium enthusiasts to be mindful of a little-known risk that comes with purchasing and maintaining coral. In specific, zoanthids, which contain a hidden poison called palytoxin. Over the years, the media has released several case studies regarding individuals and families who have become…

This season, it is no secret that the Cleveland Cavaliers desperately need help at the backup point guard spot. With no solid backup option behind All-Star Kyrie Irving, he has had to log a lot of minutes. Right now, he is averaging 35.2 minutes per game. The Cavaliers know that if they want to make it back to the NBA Finals and defeat the Golden State Warriors, they need another option behind Irving. On Saturday, Marc Stein of ESPN reported that the Cavs could target either Utah Jazz point…

As NBA Trade Rumors are still swirling around at this time and another potential trade proposal are being pushed thru between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Sacramento Kings. Rumors have it that DeMarcus Cousins and Rudy Gay are allegedly being tip to join the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for former All-Star forward Kevin Love and forward/center Tristan Thompson. The Cavs are always involved in trade rumors every now and then as they try to keep up with the Golden State Warriors, which just…

After a defeat in the NBA Finals to the Golden State Warriors, the defending Eastern Conference Champions Cleveland Cavilers headed to the off-season with plans to improve the team. What the team got was one of the worst off-seasons by a team that just went to the NBA Finals in recent history. Even though the team is going through a lot of changes, players are starting to get upset with the origination, more importantly, LeBron James. With all that has gone down this offseason in Cleveland,…

Finals with a supposed 25 percent chance to win, no LeBron James-led team is an underdog. This is not the NBA Finals matchup of last year where James put the injury-riddled Cavs on his back and carried them throughout the series against the Warriors. Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love are healthy and playing some of their best basketball as of late, both averaging double-digit points this postseason. Instead of relying on their individual stars to go 1-on-5, Cleveland is playing together as one unit.…