Michael, you could be on to something. The photo I attached a little while ago was a French romantic piece by a French publisher. That said, I’m going to agree with Thomas that at least in cases where there are other instruments involved, it might be better to join them. As I look at my Franck example it really does look like a voice, with a piano in the middle, and then perhaps a cello part beneath; not a conventional setup, but the eye is easily tricked. I’m glad to learn about the Reed (I have that laying around somewhere…) and that there at least is the acknowledgment of both conventions. This might be my “get out of jail free card” for making the discretionary decision to combine them in this case and not in others.