Thomas Arne was a Baroque composer born in London, England.

This piece corresponds to the first movement of the fifth sonata in the collection titled 'Eight Harpsichord Sonatas'.

As indicated by 'Poco Largo' (a little slowly) rather than 'Andante' anywhere in the first edition score, the piece fundamentally has a leisurely tempo.

Furthermore, as motifs appear in a chase-like manner, similar to a canon form, a polyphonic musical approach is required.