Background
Brocá was born in Reus, province of Tarragona.
Brocá was born in Reus, province of Tarragona.
Mainly self-taught on the guitar, he also studied briefly with Dionisio Aguado.
He was reputed to have been an excellent performer on his instrument. In his teaching, Brocá used Aguado"s method. Brocá died in Barcelona.
Brocá composed around twenty works for the guitar.
Bone (1914/54) singles out his opus 19 (Fantasia and Tone Poem) as his "principal guitar composition". Brocá"s music was praised for its elegance and its stylistic proximity to Tárrega"s, despite being several decades older.
Dates after online catalogue of Biblioteca Nacional de España. El destino. Fantasía para guitarra (1864)
El cortesano.
Schotisch (1864)
Andante sentimental (1870)
Andante (1885)
El catalán.
Vals (1885)
Fantasía (1886)
Recuerdo triste. Melodía (1886)
Crepúsculos. Tres valses 81886)
El último canto.
Fantasía con variaciones (1886)
Recuerdos juveniles.
Tres valses (1886)
Tres piezas fáciles (1886)
Albores. Tres valses (1886)
El veloz.
Vals (1886)
El elegante. Vals (1886)
El patinador.
Schotisch (1886)
Louisiana amistad.
Fantasía con variaciones (1886)
Fantasía (1886)
Una flor. Mazurka (1886)
Pensamiento español (1886)
El ay. Vals (1886)
Un adiós (1886)
Alegreto (1886).