▁Juli án ▁Ar cas ▁( 1 8 3 2 ▁– ▁ 1 6 ▁February ▁ 1 8 8 2 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Spanish ▁classical ▁guitar ist ▁and ▁composer , ▁who ▁influenced ▁Francisco ▁T ár reg a ▁and ▁Antonio ▁de ▁Tor res . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Ar cas ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁María , ▁Al mer ía , ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁An te qu era , ▁Mal aga . ▁From ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁until ▁ 1 8 7 2 , ▁he ▁performed ▁all ▁over ▁Europe . ▁The ▁young ▁Francisco ▁T ár reg a ▁listened ▁to ▁him ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁in ▁Cast ell ón ▁and ▁played ▁for ▁him ▁after ▁the ▁performance , ▁on ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁T ár reg a ' s ▁father . ▁Ar cas ▁then ▁invited ▁T ár reg a ▁to ▁study ▁with ▁him ▁in ▁Barcelona . ▁Ar cas ▁wrote ▁fifty - two ▁original ▁works ▁and ▁trans cribed ▁thirty ▁pieces ▁for ▁the ▁guitar , ▁including ▁w alt zes , ▁variations , ▁pre l udes ▁and ▁d ances . ▁Th irty ▁were ▁published ▁in ▁Barcelona ▁by ▁Vid al ▁y ▁Roger ▁and ▁fifty ▁in ▁Madrid ▁by ▁Un ión ▁Musical ▁Españ ola . ▁ ▁Through ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁guitar ▁mak er ▁Antonio ▁de ▁Tor res ▁Jur ado , ▁Ar cas ▁influenced ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁classical ▁guitar , ▁particularly ▁with ▁regard ▁to ▁the ▁design ▁of ▁the ▁sound board . ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁E use bio ▁Rio ja : ▁Juli án ▁Ar cas ▁o ▁los ▁alb ores ▁de ▁la ▁guitar ra ▁fl