Claudio S. Grafulla (1810-1880) - - He added flutes and clarinets.

Claudio Sanchez Grafulla (born Claudio Grafulla Sanchez, as in Spanish culture, the father's name goes before the mother's name) was born in 1880 on the island of Minorca. He had been a musician (hornist) ever since he was about 16 years old. Although Minorca was Spanish, it was occupied by British troops (from the Napoleonic Wars, which ended in 1815) for part of his childhood until he was about ten years old and from them he learned how to speak English. Grafulla immigrated to the United States in 1838, and took a position as horn player with the New York Brass Band in New York City. The brass band was associated with the Seventh Regiment of the New York State National Militia (immortalized in John Philip Sousa's march, The Gallant Seventh). Grafulla was naturalized as a U.S. citizen in 1844 and soon became the bandmaster (conductor) of the New York Brass Band, to which he added woodwinds (starting with only flutes and clarinets) in 1860. The band was known as the New York Seventh Regiment Band after that point. Grafulla had been composing and arranging marches for the brass band ever since he joined up with the group. One of his first compositions for the combined band was Washington Grays, which was written for (as a commemoration) of the Eighth Regiment of the New York State Militia (Kingsbridge Armory) in the Bronx (until 1898, New York City only consisted of Manhattan Island--the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island were independent cities until that time).  Washington Grays was a very unique march for that time and is still considered different in that it has no introduction, break strain, or stinger. Grafulla's composition style for his lesser known marches was typical of other American composers at the time while Washington Grays has a European quality to it. But it doesn't sound Spanish... rather more German or Italian. The name "Washington Grays" refers to the uniforms the Eighth Regiment wore prior to their entry into the U.S. Civil War, when all the troops began wearing blue uniforms. The original instrumentation of Washington Grays was a basic brass band setup with additional parts for E-Flat Clarinet, 1st B-flat (or A) Clarinet, 2nd B-flat (or A) Clarinet, 3rd B-flat (or A) Clarinet, D-flat Piccolo, and Flutes (1st and 2nd parts on one page).  The current edition of Washington Grays was arranged for concert band by the Canadian band composer Louis-Philippe Laurendau (1861-1916), under the pseudonym, George H. Reeves in 1905. It included all the instruments of a 20th century concert band but was published as march size. Laurendeau was not only a composer but also arranged several popular European marches in the same format which were unavailable for American bands prior to that time.
Claudio Grafulla was a very quiet man who never married. His whole life was centered around music.