papersize = "a4"
\include "paper16.ly"

global = \notes {
  \key d \minor
  \time 3/4
}

sop = \notes\relative c''{
s2. s2.
g8 r8 r2
}

alt = \notes\relative c'{
s2. s2. s2.

}

ten = \notes\relative c{
s2. s2. s2. 
}

bas = \notes\relative c''{
\stemUp
\translator Staff = treble 
e8^#'(bold italic "I wanted to cut beaming,") 
\translator Staff = bass d,,8 [c bes] c4 

\translator Staff = treble 
[e''8^#'(bold italic "but it didn't work the way I expected.")] 
\translator Staff = bass d,,8 [c bes] c4 

\translator Staff = treble 
\context Voice = sop
e''8_#'(bold italic "Explicitly merging works.") 

}

\score {
  \context PianoStaff <
   \showStaffSwitch
   \context Staff = treble <
     \global
	\clef treble
        \context Voice = sop {\voiceOne \sop}
        \context Voice = alt {\voiceTwo \alt}
   >
   \context Staff = bass <
     \global
	\clef bass
        \context Voice = ten {\voiceOne \ten}
        \context Voice = bas {\voiceTwo \bas}
   >
  >
 \paper { }
 \header { piece="Var III" }
}