Recovering music files i accidentally deleted

I accidentally deleted all my Pear Jam!!!!
searched for them using finder and no luck
I'm sure there is an easy solution
please send help
version is 11.4 if that makes a difference and i have an iMac

Howdy Maynard,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities. 
I imagine that frustrating, losing a lot of your favorite music. The article below provides a lot of great suggestions that’ll hopefully resolve the issue for you.
iTunes: Finding lost media and downloads - Apple Support
Take care,
-Jason

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