Complex sentence: Charles Whittenburg (July 6,1927 in St. Louis-August 22,1984 in Hartford, Connecticut), composer, a holder of two Guggenheim Fellowships, was born in St. Louis in 1927 and graduated from the Eastman School of Music in 1948.
Split into simpler sentences: Charles Whittenburg (July 6 1927, St. Louis, Missouri-d. August 22 1984, Hartford, Connecticut) was an American composer and holder of two Guggenheim Fellowships. He was born in St. Louis and graduated from the Eastman School of Music in 1948.