Complex sentence: Pelham Humfrey ("Humphrey, Humphrys") (London 1647--Windsor 14 July 1674) was the first of the new generation of English composers at the beginning of the Restoration to rise to prominence.
Split into simpler sentences: Pelham Humfrey ("Humphrey, Humphrys") (London 1647--Windsor 14 July 1674) was an English composer. He was the first of the new generation of English composers at the beginning of the Restoration to rise to prominence.