
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.
3 Fantasy Pieces: No. 3 Humoreske
Sonata in A Flat Major
3 Fantasy Pieces: No. 2 Alla romanesca
3 Fantasy Pieces: No. 1 Caprice
3 Fantasy pieces
Septet for Cornet, Piano and Strings
Tre Fantasistykker (3 Fantasy pieces) (1908)
Morceau Pathetique
Piano Sonata in A-Flat Major: II. Allegretto innocente
Intermezzi for Violin, Cello & Piano: III. Elegie
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