When one domain influences another in order to synthesize broad perspectives, distant disciplines often benefit from cross-pollination. The purpose of this paper is to compare contemporary business concepts and classical music; more specifically, to explore 20th Century Organizational Development (OD) themes when viewed through the lens of 18th Century Viennese classical music forms. Methodologically, our study can be described as a domain comparison with structural mapping used to illustrate similarities and analogies between two domains: business and music. We distinguish two levels of domain comparison; first level – similarity of periods (historical perspective) and second level – analogy of themes (organizational studies perspective). At each level we develop five propositions supporting the value gained in modern OD themes and theories. Finally, by reflecting upon successful music production paradigms of Classical Vienna, we propose a new approach to optimize leadership and organizational performance of contemporary business.