How can I get my Music Library on my new laptop?

The old computer I had iTunes on crashed, and I can't use it anymore. I have purchased a new laptop, and I would like all of my music back. How can I transfer my iTunes music library to my new laptop? I tried to sync my iPhone to my new laptop, but it says that it would have to erase and sync, because it can only be synced with one iTunes library at one time. Have I just lost all the music I had?

iTunes purchases can be redownloaded.
Computer: Open iTunes Store and click on Purchased in the Quick Links section on the right.
iOS: Open the iTunes Store app > More > Purchased
Non-iTunes purchases will be lost.
If you didn't have your music backed up then you would need third party software such as TouchCopy to transfer your music back to your computer so you can add it to iTunes and sync.

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