Please answer the following question: Facts: - death place: bangkok , thailand - native name: '' ' -lrb- -rrb- '' ' - death date: 25 december 1968 - spouse: bertha , buakham and lim - children: 10 - birth date: 13 july 1883 - name: phra chenduriyang -lrb- piti vadyakara -rrb- - birthname: peter feit - parents: jacob -rrb- feit -lrb- father -rrb- thong-yu vadyakara -lrb- mother - birth place: ban thawai district , phra pradaeng province , siam - occupation: music composer , professor Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of phra chenduriyang .
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phra chenduriyang -lrb- piti vadyakara -rrb- -lrb- ; born as '' peter feit '' , 13 july 1883 ; died 25 december 1968 -rrb- was a thai composer , conductor , music teacher , collector and arranger .he was the son of a german-american immigrant -lrb- jacob feit -rrb- and a thai mother .however , he never left thailand and identified as '' 100 percent thai '' .he composed the thai national anthem .peter feit 's father jacob , who was a musician too , had arrived in siam -lrb- as thailand was still called at the time -rrb- during the reign of king rama v -lrb- chulalongkorn -rrb- and became a trumpet teacher at the royal court .peter studied piano and western string instruments with his father and at the assumption college , bangkok .in 1917 he joined the royal entertainment department and formed the first western-style orchestra in siam .king rama vi -lrb- vajiravudh -rrb- appointed him deputy director , later director of the '' royal western string orchestra '' and granted him the feudal title and name of '' phra chenduriyang '' -lrb- translating to '' skilled with musical instruments '' -rrb- .phra chenduriyang was primarily responsible for the spread of western classical music in siam , teaching many young thais .on the other hand , he also collected and notated thai folk music which had only been passed down orally until that time .after the siamese revolution of 1932 , the new rulers who called themselves the '' people 's party '' '' -lrb- khana ratsadon -rrb- '' tasked chenduriyang -- having been the royal music advisor to the thai court -- with composing the music for the thai national anthem '' -lrb- phleng chat -rrb- '' .he was reluctant to accept this order as he was a loyal liegeman of the king , but had to relent .reportedly , the melody came to his mind during a tram ride , and is inspired by brahms ' symphony no. 1 .the corresponding lyrics were written by khun wichitmatra his western orchestra became a core component of the fine arts department , a government agency established by the...