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Idealistic and patriotic songs, such as La Marseillaise, were the most widely known musical pieces. The motto liberté, égalité, fraternité was publicised by Robespierre in 1790. There were huge public spectacles; such as 8 June 1794 The Festival of the Supreme Being, in the Champs de Mars. The Paris Conservatoire was founded in 1796. The three most notable women of the time were pianist, composer and librettist Caroline Wuiet (1766-1835), who wrote Esope au bal de l'Opéra, ou Tout Paris en miniature in 1802; Julie Candeille (1767-1834), whose Catherine ou la Belle Fermière (1794) was one of the ten most performed dramatic works of 1793-1795; and pianist, composer and teacher Hélène de Montgeroult (1764-1836), who published piano works between 1795 and 1812.