 His greatest success came in 1783 when he travelled to Paris to direct the first performance of his Stabat mater in Versailles.As did many other composers, Beck wrote patriotic and revolutionary music during the Revolution, including a "Hymne á l'Être Suprême".Nevertheless, in 1791 he got into trouble with the new authorities when through caustic remarks he openly ridiculed some overzealous partisans of the new spirit.