I'm probably having some subtlety wrong. The following code creates the attached image. %%%%%%%%%%% \version "2.21.0" { << R1 { s2. s4^"some markup" } >> } { << { \oneVoice R1 } \\ { s2. s4^"some markup" } >> } %%%%%%%%%%% The lower akkolade is what I want this to look like while the upper akkolade adds a staff I don't wish to see. Adding "RemoveEmptyStaves" should not be required (and may or may not create more unwanted side effects in that I may not wish for other staves to be removed). As I said I probably am overlooking something since Alexander Kobel made the very same suggestion off list.
Sorry that I didn't mention this: This works if the context is "rich" enough to guarantee that everything will be fit into a single staff. Wrap eath << >> into a \new Staff, then it should work.
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