slide 1 of 4. The BMP blood test is actually a set of eight different tests that allow doctors to better understand a patient's health by providing lab values associated with the kidneys, acid/base balance, blood sugar, and levels of specific minerals in the body.est Components. The BMP blood test includes the levels of glucose and calcium in the blood; levels of the electrolytes sodium, potassium, chloride, and carbon dioxide, and BUN and creatinine levels, which indicate how the kidneys are functioning.
After two years at Berkeley, Cowell pursued further studies in New York where he encountered Leo Ornstein, the radically futurist composer-pianist. Still a teenager, Cowell wrote the piano piece Dynamic Motion (1916), his first important work to explore the possibilities of the tone cluster (listen (helpÂ·info)).
The invention of the prepared piano, per se, is usually traced to John Cage. Cage first prepared a piano when he was commissioned to write music for Bacchanale, a dance by Syvilla Fort in 1938.For some time previously, Cage had been writing exclusively for a percussion ensemble, but the hall where Fortâs dance was to be staged had no room for a percussion group. Since 1982, Roger Miller has fashioned his own take on prepared piano in his work. 2  Initially featured on Mission of Burma's 45 Trem II, Miller has since released many albums (Ace of Hearts, SST, New Alliance, Atavistic, Matador) incorporating this technique.