Peter Feit
Composer
1883 – 1968
Who was Peter Feit?
Peter Feit was a Thai composer of German descent. He was the son of a German immigrant and a Thai mother. He composed Thai National Anthem.
Feit studied piano and string instruments at the Assumption College, Bangkok. In 1917 he was in Fine Arts Department and formed the first orchestra in Thailand. Later he was granted the name Phra Chen Duriyang and wrote the music for Thai National Anthem after coup in 1932. In 1939, after Thaification in Thailand, Peter adpoted his Thai name Piti Wathayakon. Between 1940 and 1950 he was the professor of Silpakorn University, Bangkok.
Feit died in Bangkok at December 25, 1968.
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- Born
- Jul 13, 1883
Phra Nakhon District - Also known as
- Phra Chen Duriyang
- Phra Jenduriyang
- Duriyang, Phra Chen
- Parents
- Nationality
- Germany
- Died
- Dec 25, 1968
Bangkok
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on July 23, 2013
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