Concert Spirituel
French oratorios were performed at the Concert Spirituel, rather than in church. Works that were performed at the Concert Spirituel and described as hiérodrames include "Le sacrifice d'Abraham" (1780, words by Voltaire, music by Cambini); "Samson" (1783, words by Voltaire, music by Valentin), and "Absalon" (1786, words by Moline, music by Henri Montan Berton).