Assertion: orchestra's part | /r/HasProperty | written octave
Facets:
value: above their actual sound
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Parts for the double bass are written an octave above their actual sound in order to avoid the constant use of leger lines below the staff.
text: Parts for the piccolo are written an octave below their actual sound in order to avoid the constant use of leger lines above the staff.
text: It is a transposing instrument in the same sense as is the double bass, parts being written an octave above their actual sound.
text: It is usually treated as a transposing instrument, the celesta part being written an octave below the actual sound.