Round 7: Tossup 19

In the first movement of the fifth of these pieces, a solo marked senza stromenti lasts for about four minutes before the return of a ritornello that begins with pairs of sixteenth notes on “D, F-sharp, A, high D.” The third of these pieces begins with the fast violin pickup “G, (10[1])F-sharp, downbeat G.” In most performances of the third of these pieces, its second movement is an improvised keyboard cadenza since the score only contains two chords. The last piece in this collection features two viola soloists, while its ripieno group lacks violins. This collection’s composer was hired by the Thomaskirche (“TOH-moss-keer-shuh”) after it failed to earn him a job with Margrave Christian Ludwig, and its fifth entry features flute, violin, and harpsichord soloists. For 10 points, name these six concertos by J. S. Bach. (10[1])■END■

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