▁much ▁against ▁his ▁own ▁wish , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁winter ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁he ▁broke ▁his ▁arm , ▁an ▁accident ▁which ▁put ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁his ▁viol in ▁playing . ▁Nevertheless ▁he ▁conducted ▁his ▁opera ▁Jess onda ▁at ▁the ▁f ift i eth ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁Prag ue ▁Conserv ator ium ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁he ▁died ▁at ▁K ass el . ▁ ▁Like ▁Hay dn , ▁Moz art , ▁and ▁his ▁own ▁slightly ▁older ▁contemporary ▁Hum mel , ▁Spo hr ▁was ▁an ▁active ▁Fre em ason . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁active ▁as ▁a ▁viol in ▁instruct or ▁and ▁had ▁about ▁ 2 0 0 ▁pup ils ▁throughout ▁his ▁career ▁– ▁many ▁of ▁them ▁becoming ▁famous ▁mus icians . ▁His ▁notable ▁pup ils ▁included ▁viol in ists ▁Henry ▁B lag ro ve ▁and ▁Henry ▁Hol mes . ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁A ▁ ▁composer , ▁Spo hr ▁produced ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 5 0 ▁works ▁with ▁op us ▁numbers , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁nearly ▁ 1 4 0 ▁works ▁without ▁such ▁numbers . ▁He ▁wrote ▁music ▁in ▁all ▁gen res . ▁His ▁nine ▁sym phon ies ▁( a ▁t enth ▁was ▁completed , ▁but ▁with dra wn : ▁C f .) ▁show ▁a ▁progress ▁from ▁the ▁classical ▁style ▁of ▁his ▁prede cess ors ▁to ▁program ▁music : ▁his ▁sixth ▁sym phony ▁represents ▁success ive ▁styles ▁from ▁" B ach – Hand el " ▁to ▁the ▁modern s ; ▁his ▁sevent h ▁sym