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If you are changing keys to play with another instrumentalist who is transposing or who is playing in a different key from you, you will need to figure out the correct transposition.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

Bad enough at all times, they are, when one is transposing at sight, exasperating to the last degree.

From How to Write Music Musical Orthography by Harris, Clement A.