Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Petr Eben ( 22 January 1929 -- 24 October 2007 ) was a Czech composer of modern and contemporary classical music .
Simplified: Petr Eben ( Å 1\/2 amberk , 22 January 1929 ; died Prague 24 October 2007 ) was a Czech composer and organist .