This talk will present a comparison of metrical patterns in the plays of Plautus and Terence, Republican Tragedy, and Seneca suggests that in spite of many differences in approach, all the playwrights of ancient Rome used musical variation in similar ways to contribute to the meaning and effects of their plays.

Professor Moore's work concentrates on several areas of classical antiquity, including the comic theatre of Greece and Rome, Greek and Roman music, and Roman historiography. Current projects include a book on music in Roman tragedy, articles on the history and performance of Roman comedy, and a long-range project on the influence on the modern world of the Roman historian Livy. He also has interests in the history of theatre, especially American musical theatre and Japanese Kyogen comedy. Professor Moore's research specializations are Greek and Roman music and theatre; Roman historiography; The Classical Tradition.