1. Music composed and performed according to formal aesthetic and technical standards, typically from past historical periods, emphasizing artistic complexity and intellectual content
The concert featured música culta histórica from the Baroque and Renaissance periods.
O concerto apresentava música culta histórica dos períodos Barroco e Renascentista.
2. Classical or academic music with historical significance, as opposed to folk, popular, or commercial music
She studied música culta histórica at the conservatory.
Ela estudou música culta histórica no conservatório.