\version "2.17.0" % in this example, the part-combiner detects the second beat as SoloII, even though we force it to use separate voices: IVDuettFagIMusic = \relative f'' { \partcombineApart R2 \partcombineAutomatic f2 } IVDuettFagIIMusic = \relative f'' { \partcombineApart f4( es4) d2 } \new Staff { \partcombine \IVDuettFagIMusic \IVDuettFagIIMusic } %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% % WORKAROUND: Explicitly force the second quarter as Apart, too. This is cumbersome and should NOT be required: IVDuettFagIIMusicWorkaround = \relative f'' { \partcombineApart f4( \partcombineApart es4) d2 } \new Staff { \partcombine \IVDuettFagIMusic \IVDuettFagIIMusicWorkaround }