Complex sentence: Charles Shere (b. Berkeley, California, August 20,1935) is an American composer studied composition briefly with Robert Erickson and Luciano Berio but was largely self-taught.
Split into simpler sentences: Charles Shere (b. Berkeley, California, August 20,1935) is an American composer. He studied composition briefly with Robert Erickson and Luciano Berio but was largely self-taught.