This work follows on from No. 7 as being primarily another work concerned with counterpoint. In this case, however, the principal melody is in the left hand, the secondary being embedded in the arpeggios of the right hand.
This piece develops upon No. 7 as it delves deeper into counterpoint, albeit with a unique twist where the main melody resides in the left hand, while the supporting element is intricately intertwined within the arpeggios of the right hand.