Complex sentence: He studied composition with César Franck, was a music critic for "Le Monde" and "Echo de Paris", and served as director of the Institut des Jeunes Aveugles from 1891--99.
Split into simpler sentences: He studied composition with César Franck, and was a music critic for "Le Monde" and "Echo de Paris". He served as director of the Institut des Jeunes Aveugles from 1891--99.