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Richard Meale

Richard Meale, Australian pianist and composer (died 2009)

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Born
August 24, 1932
Died
November 23, 2009
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1932

About Richard Meale

Richard Graham Meale, AM MBE FAHA was a highly regarded Australian composer of instrumental works and operas, and an influential music educator. Meale had been notating his own compositions since he was four; his powerful 1960 Sonata for flute and piano was the first work to survive his self-criticism. In other words, Meale's music and audience were international, not to say other-worldly; his nationalism was founded on a visceral attachment to home ground. From 1955 to 1960 he worked in record sales and as a buyer for a Sydney electrical appliance chain. Five years working as a buyer for record shops had fed an innate curiosity into music from all cultures and periods.

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Richard Meale timeline

  1. From 1955 to 1960 he worked in record sales and as a buyer for a Sydney electrical appliance chain.
  2. Meale had been notating his own compositions since he was four; his powerful 1960 Sonata for flute and piano was the first work to survive his self-criticism.

The world when Richard Meale was born

Richard Meale was born in 1932. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1932

  • #1 song"Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"
  • Top movieGrand Hotel
  • Best-selling bookBrave New World – Aldous Huxley

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBabe Ruth's "called shot" in the World Series
  • Top headlineFDR elected in a landslide during the Great Depression
  • Technology milestoneAmelia Earhart becomes first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic
  • Defining fadMonopoly board game (unofficial versions)
  • Notable inventionPolaroid filters
  • World population2.14 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population124.8M

1932 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Richard Meale's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19322026
Gas$0.18$3.45/gal
Average home$5,000$435,000
Average income$2,600$67,500
Movie ticket$0.20$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population124.8M341 million

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