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Tim Neumark
@timneumark.bsky.social
Composer. Mostly Solo Piano Music.
My new single, "The First Leaf Falls", is available TODAY on all the major streaming platforms. I think it's quite lovely, and I hope you'll think so, too!
November 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Today's #TimNeumarkFullCatalog track is another orchestrated holiday arrangement for a future album.

The song is "A la Nanita Nana", a traditional Spanish carol. I enjoyed arranging this one; I used some instruments that I hadn't used in previous arrangements.

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A la Nanita Nana
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November 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Today's #TimNeumarkFullCatalog track is #7 from my ninth album, 24 Improvs.

The song is "Improv in A Major". It's a short and sweet little tune that I'm happy to revisit today!

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Improv in A Major
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November 23, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Today's #TimNeumarkFullCatalog track is one of my currently-albumless holiday-themed orchestral pieces.

This track is "Kommet, ihr Hirten" (Come, ye shepherds), which is a German Christmas carol with influences from Bohemia.

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Kommet, ihr Hirten
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November 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Today's #TimNeumarkFullCatalog track is #9 from my third album, Influence.

The track is "Spillville, Iowa"; it uses themes from Antonin Dvorak's American Quartet, which he wrote while staying in Spillvile in 1893.

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November 16, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Today's #TimNeumarkFullCatalog track is "Salut d'Amour (Love's Greeting), a currently-albumless single.

An arngmnt of Edward Elgar's 1888 composition for violin & piano, I first heard this track on my local classical radio station, WETA. I'm quite proud of this one

open.spotify.com/track/0zh0kK...
Love's Greeting
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November 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Today's #TimNeumarkFullCatalog track is #6 from my 7th album, Moments.

The song is "Eight-Paw Waltz", inspired by my cats dancing around while awaiting their dinner. The tune is almost an exact arrangement of Dvořák's Waltz in D Major, Op. 54 No. 4.

open.spotify.com/track/6Wc3dy...
Eight-Paw Waltz
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November 14, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Today's #TimNeumarkFullCatalog track is #3 from my fifth album, Storm.

The song is "See You Soon", and I got the idea when leaving to do a concert and I was telling my daughter that I would see her soon. It's one of the more popular tracks on this album.

open.spotify.com/track/5jdSmn...
See You Soon
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November 12, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Today's #TimNeumarkFullCatalog track is a standalone single.

The song is "Take On Me", my original arrangement of the song by a-ha. I created this song after hearing their gorgeous acoustic/unplugged version for the first time.

open.spotify.com/track/1p2rrs...
Take on Me
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November 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Today's #TimNeumarkFullCatalog track is #7 from my 7th album, Moments.

The song is "11 Seconds", inspired by Travis Roy, who suffered a paralyzing hockey injury just 11 seconds into his college career. It's a heartbreaking story from Sports Illustrated in 1995.

open.spotify.com/track/6mCgCQ...
11 Seconds
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November 7, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Today's #TimNeumarkFullCatalog track is #11 from my ninth album, 24 Improvs.

The song is "Improv Over One Chord (Social Distancing in B Major)"; written during the pandemic, this one has been quite popular... very surprising to me since there is only one chord!

open.spotify.com/track/6ChLjP...
Improv Over One Chord (Social Distancing in B Major)
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November 6, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Today's #TimNeumarkFullCatalog track is #6 from my ninth album, 24 Improvs.

The song is "Improv in D Minor", and it is really an enjoyable little track. I didn't really remember this until posting about it today!

open.spotify.com/track/7CCuC1...
Improv in D Minor
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November 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Today's #TimNeumarkFullCatalog track is #7 from my fifth album, Storm.

The song is "Meditation: Calm". Many of my albums have a meditation piece, and this is probably the most popular of all those meditations.

open.spotify.com/track/0cUZxG...
Meditation: Calm
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November 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Today's #TimNeumarkFullCatalog track is #5 from my third album, Influence.

The song is "Six Weeks"; it was written about the death of both of my wife's paternal grandparents, six weeks apart. Sort of reminds me of the lyrics from "The Luckiest" by Ben Folds.

open.spotify.com/track/53CWaW...
Six Weeks
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November 2, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Today's #TimNeumarkFullCatalog song is the final track from my sixth album, Galaxy.

The song is "What You Leave Behind"; its title comes from the final Star Trek DS9 episode. Such a lovely series.

open.spotify.com/track/64R1DJ...
What You Leave Behind
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October 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Today's #TimNeumarkFullCatalog track is a single for violin and orchestra!

The song is Fum, Fum Fum, a traditional Catalan Christmas carol. This is the first piece I ever released for orchestra.

open.spotify.com/track/2RfvHf...
Fum, Fum, Fum
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October 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Today's #TimNeumarkFullCatalog track is the first song on my album Opus 8.

The song is "Lockdown." It has an ominous sound; I wrote it while thinking about the COVID pandemic.

open.spotify.com/track/5lxAYE...
Lockdown
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October 28, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Today's #TimNeumarkFullCatalog track is the final track from my album Opus 4.

The song is "Chasing Glory"; it was inspired by a sports competition I saw on TV (I don't remember which). I got this idea away from my piano, but sang/recorded the idea into my phone!

open.spotify.com/track/4frsuk...
Chasing Glory
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October 25, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Today's #TimNeumarkFullCatalog track is the first track from my seventh album, Moments.

The song is "Beauty", and it's a sweet-sounding tune that was written for the feelings I have about my wife and daughters.

open.spotify.com/track/416Qzk...
Beauty
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October 23, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Today's #TimNeumarkFullCatalog track is my first track from my first album!

The song is "Dawn"; it is the first song in my 4-part Summertime Suite. This song opens with the first glimmer of sunlight that starts the day; the song Twilight ends w those same 3 notes.

open.spotify.com/track/3vQ8ul...
Spotify – Web Player
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October 21, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Today's #TimNeumarkFullCatalog track is #18 from my 9th album, 24 Improvs.

The song is "Improv in G-Sharp Minor (Isolation)"; its subtitle comes from the distant sounds in the middle of the song. There's a hint of Rachmaninoff's 2nd Piano Concerto in the middle...

open.spotify.com/track/5G27PD...
Improv in G-Sharp Major (Isolation)
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October 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Today's #TimNeumarkFullCatalog track is #8 from my tenth album, Relax.

The song is "Relax: E-Flat Major" and like the rest of the songs on this album, there's no story. This one definitely sounds like it belongs in a spa's music rotation.

open.spotify.com/track/2GmLht...
Relax: E-Flat Major
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October 15, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Today's #TimNeumarkFullCatalog track is the 24th and final track from my album 24 Improvs.

The song is Improv in F Minor, and it is one of my absolute favorite improvs on the album. I'm astonished that I was able to create something like this without planning.

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Improv in F Minor
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October 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Today's #TimNeumarkFullCatalog track is #3 from my debut album, Biography.

The song is "Dance"; it was inspired by two birds doing an aerial ballet. This is the third track from my four-movement "Summertime Suite."

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Spotify – Web Player
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October 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Today's #TimNeumarkFullCatalog track is an albumless single.

The song is "The Crab Dance." Its inspiration: a photo of my daughter playing with a crab at the exact moment when the crab looked up and raised its claws. Inspiration comes from many sources!

open.spotify.com/track/3qB7Ll...
The Crab Dance
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October 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM