Complex sentence: When he was seven Ravel started piano lessons with Henry Ghys, a friend of Emmanuel Chabrier; five years later, in 1887, he began studying harmony, counterpoint and composition with Charles-René, a pupil of Léo Delibes.
Split into simpler sentences: When he was seven Ravel started piano lessons with Henry Ghys, a friend of Emmanuel Chabrier. Five years later, in 1887, he began studying harmony, counterpoint and composition with Charles-René, a pupil of Léo Delibes.