Help with purchased music w/ old apple ID no longer in use... how do i access the music?

i purchased music with an apple id i no longer use and no longer have the email address/or password -- had to shut email down years ago. how do i access the music in itunes that I purchased on my new computer with my current apple id (which I have also now had for some years)? thank you for any help.

buddsct wrote:
I can not acces that apple ID...
Why not?
-> https://iforgot.apple.com/appleid

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