Civilization IV garnered critical acclaim.
Firmin Lebel -LRB- early 16th century -- 27 -- 31 December 1573 -RRB- was a French composer and choir director of the Renaissance , active in Rome .. French. France. Renaissance. Renaissance music. Rome. Rome. While relatively little of his music survives , he was notable as one of the likely teachers of Palestrina .. Palestrina. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. He was born in Noyon , but nothing is known of his early life .. Noyon. Noyon. He was a chaplain at Santa Maria Maggiore , and was maestro di cappella of its Liberian chapel by 1540 ; while at this post , from late 1540 and possibly continuing for several years , he is thought to have been a teacher of the young Palestrina .. Palestrina. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. In 1545 he became maestro di cappella at the church of San Luigi dei Francesi , a position he kept until 1561 , at which time Annibale Zoilo was appointed in his place .. Annibale Zoilo. Annibale Zoilo. On 4 September 1561 , he joined the papal chapel ; evidently he was highly regarded as a choir director and composer , for the entrance examination was waived in his case , by Pope Pius IV himself .. Pope Pius IV. Pope Pius IV. After only four years , however , the chapel choir was dramatically reduced as part of the reforms of the Council of Trent , and Lebel was dismissed , along with many other singers , including Ghiselin Danckerts .. Council of Trent. Council of Trent. Ghiselin Danckerts. Ghiselin Danckerts. Lebel remained in Rome for the rest of his life , and a requiem was sung in his honor in 1574 at the chapel of San Luigi dei Francesi .. Rome. Rome. requiem. requiem. Only three of Lebel 's works survive , all motets .. Two , a setting of the Ave verum corpus and Sancta Maria succurre miseris , are for five voices , and the other , Puer natus est , is for six .. Stylistically they are typical of the generation before Palestrina , during which the Franco-Flemish rather than Italians dominated the musical scene in Rome .. Rome. Rome. Palestrina. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. Franco-Flemish. Franco-Flemish School