This article is about the music track. For the Duke of Lumbridge see Duke Horacio, or for the monkey on Ape Atoll see Duke.

The Duke (#613)

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Release date	9 November 2009 (Update)
Members-only?	No
Location	Lumbridge Castle - First and second floors
Quest	No
Unlock hint	Thjis track unlocks on the upper floors of Lumbridge Castle.
Instruments	French horn, harp, bongos, oboes, clarinet and choir
Track duration	04:08
Composer	Ian Taylor

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The Duke is a music track that is unlocked when entering Lumbridge Castle's first floor and second floor. Before it was released, the music track for Lumbridge Castle first floor and second floor was the same for the whole of Lumbridge, usually Harmony. You can also hear this music track on the top floor of the wizards tower.

AnalysisEdit

It starts out with French horn chords in the key of G and then transfers to a harp melody accompanied by steady-paced bongos. Strings have the melody in the first phrase. Later, it changes to the key of A and oboes take the melody. Some clarinets repeat the phrase of the melody at the same time some choirs enter. After, the French horn chords and the first phrase repeat without the bongos.

This song conveys a sense of grandeur, as if at a royal procession, and is slow and heavy on brass, with strings providing harmony, a counter-melody, and brief changes in the music.

TriviaEdit

• The patch notes announcing this track read, "Added some new music to the upper floors of Lumbridge Castle."
• Upon release, this track was praised by many players as it was (and still is) considered uplifting and grand.
  • Some were actually surprised at its release as many had not read the patch notes.
• When this music track was released, players could unlock it, but it wasn't on a Music Player.