Robert Wainwright

WAINWRIGHT, Robert. b. Manchester, 1748 (baptized 17 September); d. Liverpool, 15 July 1782. He was the son of John Wainwright* and older brother of Richard*. He succeeded his father as organist of the Collegiate Church, Manchester (1768-75). He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford (BMus, DMus, 1774), before moving to St Peter’s, Liverpool, where he was organist from 1775 until his death (in both posts he was followed by his brother Richard). He is known for two splendid tunes: MANCHESTER (called MANCHESTER NEW at A&MR 472) was set in MHB to ‘With glorious clouds encompassed round’* by Charles Wesley*, in CP to ‘When all thy mercies, O my God’* by Joseph Addison*, and in HP to ‘Come,...