Montri Tramote ( th, มนตรี ตราโมท, , ; 17 June 1900 – 6 August 1995) was a Thai musician, known as a master of Thai classical music. He was a professional musician under the employment of

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throughout his work life, composing over 200 musical pieces and developing traditional Thai music education into formal theory and curricula. He was named a

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in Thai music in 1985.

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