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Hilda Sehested was born in Funen, Denmark, of parents Niels Frederik Bernhard Sehested (1813–82), an archeologist, and Charlotte Christine Linde (1819–94). She studied music with C.F.E. Hornemann in Copenhagen and later with Louise Aglaé Massart in Paris. She studied organ with Ludvig Birkedal-Barfod and composition with Orla Rosenhoff, and began composing at the age of 30. Sehested's mother died in 1894, and she moved to Copenhagen to live with her sister Thyra. She became engaged to archaeologist and museum director Henry Petersen there, but he died before the wedding. Shocked by his death, Sehested took a job as a nurse for a while and then as a church organist, and eventually returned to composing. She died in Copenhagen. Works Sehested wrote a number of songs, compositions for instruments and orchestra and one opera. Selected works include: Fantasy Pieces, 1891 Sonata for Pianoforte, 1896 Intermezzi for Piano Trio, sonata, 1904 Suite für Cornet in B und Klavier, 1905 Songs with Piano, 1907 Agnete and the Merman opera, 1914 Miniatures for Orchestra, 1915 Rhapsody, 1915 Quartet in G for strings Morceau pathétique for trombone and orchestra, 1923 Four Fantasy Pieces for flute and piano, 1927 Her compositions have been recorded and issued on CD, including; Romantic Piano Works by Danish Women Composers Cathrine Penderup, Nanna Liebmann, Hilda Sehested, Benna Moe (2009) Danacord Records User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional
3 Fantasy Pieces: No. 3 Humoreske
1102Sonata in A Flat Major
1833 Fantasy Pieces: No. 2 Alla romanesca
1543 Fantasy Pieces: No. 1 Caprice
1253 Fantasy pieces
96Septet for Cornet, Piano and Strings
97Tre Fantasistykker (3 Fantasy pieces) (1908)
58Morceau Pathetique
59Piano Sonata in A-Flat Major: II. Allegretto innocente
410Intermezzi for Violin, Cello & Piano: III. Elegie
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