@unnumberedsubsubsec Automatic part combining
@cindex automatic part combining
@cindex part combiner
+@cindex combining parts
Automatic part combining is used to merge two parts of music onto
a staff. It is aimed at typesetting orchestral scores. When the
The following example demonstrates the basic functionality of the
part combiner: putting parts on one staff, and setting stem
-directions and polyphony
+directions and polyphony.
@lilypond[quote,verbatim,ragged-right,fragment]
\new Staff \partcombine
down stems and @q{Solo II}.
If you just want the merging parts, and not the textual markings,
-you may set the property @code{printPartCombineTexts} to false
+you may set the property @code{printPartCombineTexts} to false.
@lilypond[quote,verbatim,ragged-right,fragment,relative=2]
\new Staff <<
@seealso
-@c FIXME: add Music Glossary: @rglos{a due}. after glossary addition.
+Music Glossary: @rglos{a due}.
Snippets: @lsrdir{simultaneous}.
-Internals Reference: @internalsref{PartCombineMusic}.
+Internals Reference: @internalsref{PartCombineMusic}, @internalsref{Voice}.
@refbugs
-When @code{printPartCombineTexts} is set, when the two voices play
+When @code{printPartCombineTexts} is set, if the two voices play
the same notes on and off, the part combiner may typeset @code{a2}
more than once in a measure.
@cindex Writing music in parallel
@cindex Interleaved music
-Music for multiple parts can be interleaved
+Music for multiple parts can be interleaved:
@lilypond[quote,fragment,verbatim]
\parallelMusic #'(voiceA voiceB) {
>>
@end lilypond
-This works quite well for piano music
+This works quite well for piano music.
@c It would be nice if the first bar fit onto one 66-char line.
@c Maybe simplify the example? -gp