Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Piano burning is the act of setting on fire an acoustic piano, most commonly an upright, as either a ceremony or a form of performance art. Piano burning has been a tradition in the Royal Air Force since the period between World Wars I and II when, according to one version of its origin, pianos were set alight by pilots to avoid piano lessons aimed at improving their dexterity and general level of culture. Another version of the origin is that pianos were burnt in remembrance of fallen RAF pilots. Several contemporary musicians, including Annea Lockwood, Yōsuke Yamashita, and Diego Stocco, have composed for and performed on pianos which have been deliberately set alight."@en }
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- Piano_burning abstract "Piano burning is the act of setting on fire an acoustic piano, most commonly an upright, as either a ceremony or a form of performance art. Piano burning has been a tradition in the Royal Air Force since the period between World Wars I and II when, according to one version of its origin, pianos were set alight by pilots to avoid piano lessons aimed at improving their dexterity and general level of culture. Another version of the origin is that pianos were burnt in remembrance of fallen RAF pilots. Several contemporary musicians, including Annea Lockwood, Yōsuke Yamashita, and Diego Stocco, have composed for and performed on pianos which have been deliberately set alight.".