iTunes Store Purchases Removed - Pieces Asking for Money
Several years ago, I used to purchase some classical music from the iTunes Store. Today, I tried listening to them again, but an error got prompted, asking me to locate the file. The file was no longer present, and there was no option to download it, so I used "remove from archive" for every piece, and now they are gone, not only from the archive but from my account. So my question is: Can I get them back without paying any money?
I paid a lot of money for each album and piece, and it would be terrible to lose them in such a way. The assistance of any kind is appreciated.