Complex sentence: The singer and composer Carsten Thorvald Woll (1885 in Oslo, Norway--1962), he took his student exams in 1903 and subsequently studied music and voice in Denmark and Germany.
Split into simpler sentences: The singer and composer Carsten Thorvald Woll (1885-1962) was born in Oslo, Norway. He took his student exams in 1903 and subsequently studied music and voice in Denmark and Germany.