Complex sentence: He listened to a wide range of musical styles, encompassing Cole Porter, and Johnny Dankworth, attending the Guildhall School of Music and Drama from 1947 to 1950, studying piano and oboe.
Split into simpler sentences: He listened to a wide range of musical styles, encompassing Cole Porter, and Johnny Dankworth. He attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama from 1947 to 1950, studying piano and oboe.