What does the 15 mean in the image above?
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This question may well revolve around the instrument that the music is played on. What would that be. Asking questions such as this, please bear in mind that more information is better than less.– TimJun 15, 2017 at 18:12
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@Tim Yes, sorry, its a piano piece.– George TianJun 16, 2017 at 7:21
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It is the double octavia sign, it means that slide is to begin two octaves higher, see this question for further details
answered Jun 15, 2017 at 9:36
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@Tim I assume you mean the original notation should be 15va , right? Jun 15, 2017 at 13:08
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@CarlWitthoft - yes, by itself, it's pretty meaningless. Va is higher, vb lower. Although it's fairly easy to guess it's two octaves higher, had it said 15va, probably the question would not have been posed.– TimJun 15, 2017 at 16:43
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@CarlWitthoft - neither! Ottava - Italian. And, sometimes, 'ma' for higher, 'mb' for lower. Why do things simply, when we can complicate them?– TimJun 16, 2017 at 7:42