Étude No. 12 is part of the collection named "Twelve Études" Op.8, composed by Scriabin in 1894. These are spirited, charged, turbulent pieces. Particularly No. 12 features many technical challenges, including treacherous stretches with intervals up to an eleventh, numerous jumps in the left hand, repetitive chord strikes, and abundant octaves. During the entire piece, the right hand is always playing octaves, except for the ending. Similarly, the left hand is continually jumping around until the final chord is struck.