▁the ▁phen omena ▁noted ▁above ▁was ▁the ▁ad option ▁in ▁England ▁of ▁notes ▁in ég ales ▁especially ▁by ▁Pur cell ▁and ▁his ▁contempor aries . ▁In ▁English ▁Music ▁during ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁Pur cell , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁just ▁before ▁and ▁after , ▁notes ▁in ég ales ▁were ▁often ▁applied ▁in ▁French ▁mode led ▁works , ▁such ▁as ▁cour ants , ▁and ▁other ▁" F rench " ▁dance ▁movements ▁where ▁the ▁notes ▁in ég ales ▁are ▁not ▁written ▁out . ▁It ▁must ▁be ▁decided ▁on ▁a ▁case ▁by ▁case ▁basis . ▁However ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁forms ▁of ▁the ▁notes ▁in ég ales , ▁the ▁" L omb ard ic ▁or ▁' sc ot ch ' ▁snap ", ▁became ▁very ▁popular ▁in ▁English ▁music ▁in ▁the ▁post - El iz abeth an ▁period , ▁and ▁that ▁pred ile ction ▁continued ▁throughout ▁the ▁Bar o que ▁and ▁into ▁the ▁Class ical ▁period . ▁It ▁is ▁usually ▁written ▁out , ▁but ▁not ▁always . ▁The ▁short – long ▁notes ▁in ég ales , ▁or ▁" sc ot ch ▁snap " ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁nearly ▁begg ing ▁for ▁use ▁at ▁the ▁ends ▁of ▁certain ▁phr ases , ▁typically ▁in ▁a ▁triple t ▁based ▁texture , ▁and ▁for ▁instance ▁especially ▁in ▁a ▁Menu et ▁that ▁features ▁triple ts , ▁where ▁often ▁at ▁the ▁cad ential ▁points , ▁the ▁triple ts ▁fall ▁away ▁and ▁playing ▁the ▁even ly ▁not ated ▁ 8 th ▁notes ▁seem ▁to ▁inv ite ▁a ▁short – long ▁rh yth mic ▁alter ation