Complex sentence: William Waterhouse (18 February 1931--5 November 2007) was a distinguished British bassoonist, writer on the history of the instrument, and contributor to the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians.
Split into simpler sentences: William Waterhouse (18 February 1931--5 November 2007) was a distinguished British bassoonist and musicologist. He was a writer on the history of the instrument and contributor to the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians.