The reason instruments transpose is so that a player can easily switch between instruments of the same family. A clarinetist, and an oboe player, for example, can use the same fingerings and techniques and read the sheet music the exact same way, while still producing the correct pitches.
If the music wasn't transposed, then an oboe player who was playing a clarinet part would have to transpose on the fly instead of just playing the sheet music in front of them.
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