Syncopated Rhythms
Both "Saamajavaragamana" and "Mr. P.C." duple meter. Even though there is a significant difference between the tempos of the two pieces, as "Mr. P.C." is characterized by presto and "Saamajavaragamana" is moderato just by listening to the recording, they have the rhythmic similarity of syncopation.
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, syncopation is, "the temporary displacement of the regular metrical accent in music caused typically by stressing the weak beat." An example of syncopation is the following:
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, syncopation is, "the temporary displacement of the regular metrical accent in music caused typically by stressing the weak beat." An example of syncopation is the following:
Figure 1
Usually, the first beat of a group of notes is stressed while the rest are not. As we can see above in Figure 1, the middle note of every two beats is stressed.
Saamajavaragamana
This piece uses lots of syncopation in several sections of this piece. For example, take the following part of the melody, which the violin plays from 0:59 to 1:08 in the recording below:
Figure 2
In Figure 2, the violin uses syncopation in the third beat of the second bar because the eighth note C is stressed while the surrounding two notes of that beat are not.
Mr. P.C.
This piece also uses syncopation. An example occurs from 1:18 to 1:20 in the recording below:
Figure 3
We see a syncopated rhythm in the third and fourth beats of the first bar, since the quarter note E is stressed while the surrounding two notes of that beat are not.
Concluding Statement
Since both "Saamajavaragmana" and "Mr. P.C. use syncopation as part of their rhythms, they are musically linked in terms of meter.