 Through prodigious effort he succeeded in gathering a small group of enthusiasts who recognized with him the potential for a Flemish school that would differ completely from the French and German schools.However these intentions failed, as the school's faith was tied too closely to Benoit's music, which was hardly more Flemish than it was French or German.Benoit's most important compositions include the Flemish oratorios "De Schelde" ("The river Scheldt") and "Lucifer" (which met complete failure when it was staged in London in 1888), the operas "Het Dorp in 't Gebergte" ("The village in the mountains") and "Isa", and the "Drama Christi", a huge body of songs, choruses, small cantatas and motets.