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filk is music that involves mostly science fiction and fantasy themes. many songs have something to do with star trek, lord of the rings, dungeons and dragons, and so forth. filks roots stem from the folk genre, but other styles are welcome as well.
the filk subgenre began in the 1950s. early in the decade, lee jacobs, a writer for the spectator amateur press society, misspelled folk in his essay \the influence of science fiction on modern american filk music.\ even though the article was not published, jacobs typo became the definition for the subgenre and subculture. in the 1970s, musicians began playing music together in hotel rooms after science fiction conventions. nowadays, filk performances are commonly scheduled throughout science fiction conventions. in fact, filk has become so popular that it now has conventions of its own in the u.s., canada, britain, and germany.
traditionally, filk music is most commonly performed in a filk circle. these usually form in the evening and often continue late into the night. there are different types of circles, like the chaos circle or the bardic circle, as well as variations of the two. the type of circle determines who plays when.
which word best describes the authors tone?
a. appreciative
b. excited
c. objective
d. biased
The author simply presents facts about filk music such as its origin, development, and performance - styles without showing strong positive or negative feelings, excitement, or bias.
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C. objective