The eight piano pieces in this collection are individual compositions that have not previously been presented together. The first three pieces were published individually in 1920-21 in the magazine Nordens Musik, which published a selection of piano pieces and songs by Nordic composers each month.

Two of the pieces are known only in this printed edition. The last five pieces have not previously been published. All five are available as fair-copy manuscripts in Sehested's hand and two of them also exist as professionally made copies with the composer's addition.

Hilda Sehested was a Danish composer and pianist born into a noble family at Broholm Manor on Funen. She began piano studies at 15 with C.F.E. Horneman, later adding composition lessons with Orla Rosenhoff from 1886.

In 1892 she moved to Copenhagen to pursue a more active musical life. The death of her fiancé in 1896 led her to pause composing, during which time she shifted focus to the organ, graduating in 1899.

Returning to composition around 1900, she produced a notable piano sonata and the Intermezzi for violin, cello and piano (1903), showcasing her strong grounding in keyboard writing. She continued composing prolifically until her death in Copenhagen in 1936.

Content:
1. Sommerminder (Mosekonen Brygger)
2. Præludium
3. Dans
4. Jagende Skyer
5. Den Sommer og den Eng
6. Bekendelse
7. Skovens Vugesang
8. Ellepige