▁music ▁and ▁keyboard ▁music ▁are , ▁like ▁M uff at ' s ▁synth esis ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁and ▁French ▁style , ▁a ▁synth esis ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁and ▁French ▁style ▁into ▁a ▁much ▁more ▁complex ▁English ▁style ▁where ▁the ▁application ▁of ▁notes ▁in ég ales ▁to ▁the ▁music ▁of ▁Pur cell ▁and ▁his ▁contempor aries ▁is ▁essential ▁to ▁correct ▁performance ▁of ▁the ▁music . ▁Also ▁of ▁great ▁importance ▁for ▁Pur cell ▁and ▁his ▁contempor aries ▁– ▁in ▁explic io ▁– ▁are ▁the ▁varying ▁versions ▁of ▁numerous ▁movements ▁from ▁the ▁su ites ▁with ▁notes ▁in ég ales ▁un written , ▁and ▁written ▁out ▁explicitly ▁in ▁some ▁MS . ▁versions , ▁and ▁completely ▁encoded ▁in ▁other ▁MS . ▁versions . ▁ ▁With ▁respect ▁to ▁the ▁short – long , ▁sn apped ▁version ▁of ▁notes ▁in ég ales , ▁this ▁rh yth mic ▁and ▁sty list ic ▁feature ▁– ▁the ▁l omb ard ic ▁snap ▁– ▁became ▁a ▁recogn izable ▁sty list ic ▁c liche ▁in ▁Pur cell ' s ▁music , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁music ▁of ▁his ▁contempor aries . ▁The ▁sn apped ▁pair ▁is ▁often ▁step wise , ▁but ▁is ▁nearly ▁as ▁often ▁found ▁in ▁slower ▁text ures ▁in ▁down ward ▁sn apping ▁pairs ▁of ▁notes , ▁the ▁second ▁of ▁which ▁note , ▁the ▁longer , ▁destination ▁note , ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁note ▁of ▁the ▁notes ▁in ég ales , ▁form ▁a ▁dimin ished ▁ 4 th ▁to ▁a ▁leading ▁tone ▁( es pecially ▁in ▁minor ▁keys ), ▁but ▁can ▁often ▁be ▁found