Which of the following statements about the musical culture in `18^(th)` and `19^(th)` century South India is/are correct?
1. Musical developments were spearheaded by the Arcot court.
2. Tanjavur replaced Madras as the cultural capital of classical music in the second half of the nineteenth century.
3. Three great composers, Tyagaraja, Diksitar and Syama Sastri experimented with the kriti form to set the foundations for modern Carnatic music.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Options

A. 1 and 3 only
B. 2 only
C. 3 only
D. 1 , 2 and 3