Mozart's finest and probably most famous German opera was The Magic Flute.
German. (German title is Die Zauberflöte)
One of his most famous compositions fo flute is "The Magic Flute" (literally translated from the original German, "Die Zauberflöte".)
It's the German name for recorder - Blockflote with an umlaut on the letter o. The standard cocert flute is called in German Querflote, or just flote
No, the first flute made its appearance during the Medieval era. It was first introduced in Germany and acquired the name "German Flute". The first documentation, or pictures, of the flute showed up in the 12th century.
One reason could be that Mozart, being born in Austria, where German is the language spoken in Austria.
The first flutes were transported to Germany and France from Asia, the Byzantine Empire. It then became known as the German flute in order to distinguish it from the recorder.
Piper is an old English name meaning flute player
he played an open holed german model...
The "modern flute", the one we know and love today was brought in to being in 1830. Theobald Boehm, a German watchmaker and goldsmith and an amateur flutist, developed the modern flute design. However, the flute's earliest probable history dates back to approximately 900 B.C. This early flute, which was reportedly found in China, was called a ch'ie.
A libretto in German, with an English translation can be found at the link below -
The flute is called a flute for one main reason. That it was made in German lands and it was called a flute to be distinguished from the recorder.